I am sorry for you my friend. This is one reason why I don’t like starting seeds in doors. Sometimes, I have success by using Mels Mix, planting the seeds watering well, then covering the container with saran wrap. With one or two tiny holes.
Then I just forget it and leave it alone. No additional watering-Lots of neglect! I’ve killed more plants with kindness than neglect.LOL.
LOL. I'll have to remember that! :)
A couple summers ago a gentleman came into the county extension office- asking about his trees that were dying. He explained how he fertilized and composted the holes, adding a few other things. He had loosened the soil in the actual holes, and a variety of things- we explained killing with kindness was what he had done. The roots liked the environment he had created and declined to move out into the real world, girdling the tree etc. The best of intentions-——