How do you water really really tiny seeds

[Lavenderblue]

I wonder. i am having terrible trouble with my lisianthis seeds. They are so tiny and every time i try to keep the soil moist, I drown them - I have tried a spray bottle thing but that just keeps blowing them away. Any suggestions?

[shirlthegirl43]

Assuming they are sowed in a seed tray with holes in the bottom, sit that in a bigger tray with no holes and water into the bigger tray, allow to sit for 5 mins and then drain off excess water.

[HeyWayne]

Could you mist them from up on high? Hold a mister quite high up and let the mist fall on the seeds?

[rustylady]

Always water my seed trays, pots and cell trays by standing them in a container of water. You could also cover the pot or tray with a plastic cover or clingfilm to help keep moist.

[janeyo]

Hi I did some of my seeds with a syringe that is usually used for baby's medecine! You can drop it out a bit at a time.

janeyo

[muckdiva]

Watering from the bottom as described above works well for me too.

[veg4681]

Could you not moisten the compost before putting the seeds and push the seeds in using teaspoon or chopstick. Or tiny, slow drops of water from the tap or is this too disruptive for the seeds. Mind you I haven't sown my flower seeds either, been dreading it those with tiny seeds.

[Two_Sheds]

I ALWAYS (well nearly) water from the bottom, ie put the tray/pot into a container of water. The roots are near the bottom of the pot not the top, after all.
Watering the surface just encourages mould and fungus gnats.

[PAULW]

You could try covering the seeds with perlite or vermiculite this will help in stopping them washing away I have done this with busy lizzies and pinks with sucess.