I have found the various PBS recommendations on growing bulbs from seed to be wonderfully helpful. And I now have a greenhouse full of charming little seedlings that would like to be fed. Jane McGary's write-up on growing bulbs from seed (and just about every other reference I can find) says "Apply a liquid fertilizer, diluted to about half the strength recommended by the manufacturer, to the seedlings two or three times during their growing season. " But no one says how to do this. I water the plants with an overhead mister/sprinkler combination that has worked really well. But when I tried to use a small watering can to apply liquid fertilizer this evening, I found it was really disturbing the soil in my nice little 4 inch pots with gravel surfaces. Surely there is a better way, but I haven't seen any reference to how to do this most effectively. Gardens get wilder every day... http://www.macgardens.org/