After sowing seeds for seedlings, many summer residents check the plantings almost every hour.
This is done especially zealously by beginning gardeners who are just beginning to master all the subtleties.
Summer residents approach containers with seedlings for various reasons: simply to admire them, to add light, to ventilate, to cover, to loosen the soil.
But, as seasoned gardeners have noted, the main thing is not to grab the watering can too often. Overwatering is fraught with the fact that young plants develop the so-called "black leg".
This name covers a whole group of seedling diseases. They appear due to weakened immunity of plants. Excessive watering leads to this result.
Therefore, summer residents have developed a “golden rule” thanks to which their seedlings grow and do not get sick.
When it seems that the seedlings need watering, gardeners check the soil moisture. They feel the soil with their fingers to better determine the true condition of the soil.
Looking at the surface of the soil, it may seem that the seedlings are in dire need of watering. But the crust on top can be deceiving - underneath it, most likely, the soil is quite moist. Watering is not necessary if lumps of soil remain on your fingers.
