[bgill]

I’m not understanding why you’d have seedlings sitting in an inch of water. I watered the newspaper pots just like any other pot - from the top and just enough to keep it moist.

[Marcella]

I take back saying an inch as it's more like 1/2 inch. The seeds are in seed starter soil in 5 ou. paper cups with several small holes made by an ice pick just above the lower edge and a few in the bottom. I put a bit of water in the tray, maybe 1/2 inch or a bit more and when that water is gone, I replace it. I never water seeds from the top. When the seedlings are large enough to move (and I have a question as to when that is for sure) into a larger container, I transplant them. Every seed I've planted has come up this way, don't think I have had a no-show cup. There is more than one seed in a cup, however.

So, if I'm screwing up just mark it down to being a newbie. :o)

[JRandomFreeper]

I always have damping off problems with tomatoes when I water them from the top.

/johnny