watering seed trays

[charles]

I water to capacity before pricking out as it makes the compost soft and it is then quick to make holes, often don’t water for a day or two after that esp if not sunny. The main issue of waterlogging around little roots is not in module trays but in seed trays which drain less well, the ones I have at least. Why not also try direct sowing two or three seed then thinning to the strongest, to compare?