If your soil is already moist, there really is no need to water the containers again.
But I am obsessive, so I usually spritz them with a fine spray of water before setting them outside.

Some ppl wet their soil before filling the containers with it and others wet it once it's in the container. Either way the water usually goes in before the top is on. Although I did try doing some two liters, putting them outside and then watering when we got this warm spell. All my containers have condensation so that is all that matters.

Yes, I do. Some mixes (Pro-Mix for one) just don't wet well initially. In fact, I moisten it in a separate bin first. I mix and stir to get it evenly moist throughout, then fill the jugs with it. Then I sow and water with a little 1 or 2 pint seedling watering can to make sure seeds contact soil.

Karen

Here is a link that might be useful: 1 & 2 pint watering cans

Thanks, guys! Today is the day the seeds go in!

Let us know how it goes...

I have done 2 methods one water once I out soil in the container and the other I mix soil and water in a bucket then plop in the container.

Any way you do it will work just make sure the soil mix is wet before sowing seeds then setting outside and you will be just fine.

Karen

I do the wet mix plop method. Then sprinkle seeds on top, then out the door they go.
We get a lot of snow here so wetting isn't the issue, drainage is.
If the seeds are big I use the back of a spoon to smoosh them in to the mix a little.
good luck!
:)Laura

I too make sure the mix is saturated before it is taped and closed. I never even thought of not watering the container before putting it out.

I think someone last year experimented with sowing seeds without wetting the soil and putting the jugs outside thinking that rain and snow would wet the seeds and soil. I don't recall what the results were or if they were posted.
Anyone out there want to share results of doing it that way?

I premoisten my mix in a large plastic tub as find some mixes do not wet as well as others and I do large batches at a time. Then I fill 12 containers with mix. Sow seeds in one container, using a spoon to lightly pat them down to make soil contact, spritz with a spray bottle, label and close container then set container in a pan of water to bottom water. Sow others doing the same. Drain over/in sink until drips stop. Then take outside in an old clothes basket (to catch any water drips).

I find if the containers are very well watered they do not dry out as quickly so do not need to be watered when they are outside until much later.