when transplanting my seedlings into a bigger pot, is it ok to touch them with my bare hands?

Question

they seem long and viny, and I can't help but handle them gently with my bare hands as the dirt cubes fall apart

i'm transplanting them to bigger pots, is this ok that I touch em like this?, my hands are clean and i'm being very gentle not to break the fragile stems, i'm using a spoon to scoop them out of the small pods of soil I had em in the soil just falls apart, please tell me if this is ok

Answer 1

It would be very nice and help full if you would not touch the roots with your bare hands. In order to avoid the soil cubes from falling apart, you should water the plant & soil about 6 inches around, not in excess, this a day before transplanting. Thus the soil will have the necessary moisture and will not fall apart but instead hold together.

Your hands may be as clean as you wish, but the matter is that you don't seem to know if you have what is known as "green fingers", if you don't have them the touch of your hands could damage the roots.

I hope this info will help you.

Answer 2

best way is to not water it for a while, let it dry till it starts to suffer a little, tap theoutside of the vase till it detaches, lift it out place it carefully into new home make sure there's some good soil there, add a little bit of moisture, keep in in the dark for a couple of days. Always let water sit an hour or so to get rid of chlorine RE: How can I successfully transplant my store bought Peace Lily into a bigger pot without killing it? How can I successfully transplant my store bought Peace Lily into a bigger pot without killing it?

Answer 3

Using a spoon to remove them from the pots is find. Just be careful not to damage the roots. Also, it is okay to touch them with your hands just remember that you are supposed to hold the by their ears, not their necks. That means that when the soil falls from the roots, be sure to hold them by their leaves and not their stems. If you lose a leaf no harm, but if you crush the stem the seedling will die.

Answer 4

Sure it is as long as you are gentle. Just be sure that you surround the roots with soil and leave no air pockets. Water them in, they should be fine.

Answer 5

Yes, your hands won't contaminate them and as you've noticed you can protect the roots better by handling them than by using a tool.

Answer 6

I think you should moisten the soil first to keep it together.........bare hands are fine........I do it all the time.....

Answer 7

of course it is unless it is poision ivy or something