So, if I've understood properly you've taken some cuttings and put them in these little jiffy pellets made of coir and peat etc. and now they've dried out.
To be honest I don't like these jiffy plugs and peat pots etc. As you say I find it very difficult to regulate the watering properly. I think they probably work for large scale commercial operations, but not so good on a small scale.
I use little second hand plastic pots for cuttings, several cuttings around the edge of a pot. They're cheap (or even given away at some garden centres), and can be washed out and reused hundreds of times, so work out even cheaper.
I also save yoghurt pots etc for the same thing - make several holes in the bottom with a hot bbq skewer and you have a little pot
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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So, if I've understood properly you've taken some cuttings and put them in these little jiffy pellets made of coir and peat etc. and now they've dried out.
To be honest I don't like these jiffy plugs and peat pots etc. As you say I find it very difficult to regulate the watering properly. I think they probably work for large scale commercial operations, but not so good on a small scale.
I use little second hand plastic pots for cuttings, several cuttings around the edge of a pot. They're cheap (or even given away at some garden centres), and can be washed out and reused hundreds of times, so work out even cheaper.
I also save yoghurt pots etc for the same thing - make several holes in the bottom with a hot bbq skewer and you have a little pot
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
...and you can use the best compost for each use. Cuttings, for example, do better in a gritty medium.