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  • How Often to Water Seedlings at Different Stages
  • Stage 1 – Germination
  • Stage 2 – Seedling Development
  • Stage 3 – Hardening Off
  • Best Watering Method for Seedlings
  • How Much To Water Seedlings Each Session?
  • Signs of Over and Underwatering
  • What Affects Watering Frequency?
  • Should Watering Change as Seedlings Grow Larger?
  • Does the Type of Seedling Affect Watering Needs?

Teo Spengler is a master gardener and a docent at the San Francisco Botanical Garden, where she hosts public tours. She has studied horticulture and written about nature, trees, plants, and gardening for more than two decades, following a career as an attorney and legal writer. Her extended family includes some 30 houseplants and hundreds of outdoor plants, including 250 trees, which are her main passion. Spengler currently splits her life between San Francisco and the French Basque Country, though she was raised in Alaska, giving her experience of gardening in a range of climates.