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[flowerbug]

Yes that's similar to what I did. I saved apple sauce cups, cut holes in the bottom for drainage, and put compost in. Then set the cups in a shallow tray of water. Very low success rate, on everything I tried that way. Maybe putting a second cup over the top to slow down evaporation would help. The yogurt cups I tried the same way had excellent success!

yes, the apple sauce cups were probably too shallow and thus would be too wet (you'd have to keep a closer eye on how wet they were getting). yogurt cups tend to be taller and more narrow.

 

[ruralmamma]

Yes that's similar to what I did. I saved apple sauce cups, cut holes in the bottom for drainage, and put compost in. Then set the cups in a shallow tray of water. Very low success rate, on everything I tried that way. Maybe putting a second cup over the top to slow down evaporation would help. The yogurt cups I tried the same way had excellent success!

I'd eliminate the shallow tray of water once the containers are adequately hydrated. Waterlogged soil encourages rot. I've actually sat waterlogged pots on bath towel for several hours in an effort to wick the excess water.