Beginner Gardening: Help with Sunflower seedlings, 0 by greenbunny

greenbunny wrote:
Well, I put them outside! They're on an open bookshelf on the east side of an open porch. I can't believe it's only been 4 days, and already I've got at least 6 seedlings popping up, and from 2 different varieties so far. I can't wait - if they all come up, we'll have 60 sunflowers!!! (Unfortunately, we won't be keeping them long-term - we're doing phytoremediation to draw up the heavy metals out of the soil. See http://www.superorg.net/archive/proposal/plant species phyto...

Apparently, they are doing OK in the wood-chippy mix. I'm just pushing aside big wood pieces when I see them pushing up through chips. =)

I'm giving them a mist of a Miracle-Gro water. How often do you think I should do that? I don't want to overdo it, and the package doesn't address seedlings.

Oh, and since the majority of them are not up yet, I'm still leaving the dome cover on. How long should I leave the cover on over the sprouting seedlings, when most are not up yet? After some period of time, should I cut out the containers that are sprouted and leave the rest under the dome?

Thanks! Peace,
Carrie Anne, aka the Green Warrior Bunny