As a Gardens Editor, I always water freshly sown seeds with this Amazon mister so that I don’t kill them – for under £6, it’s a must-have

Seedlings and young plants in propagator trays next to garden fork on wooden table.

It’s seed sowing season, which means I’m dusting off one of my favourite gardening purchases: this £5.49 spray bottle from Amazon.

Knowing how to water seedlings and freshly sown seeds is crucial if you want them to grow into strong young plants – overdo it, or use the wrong technique, and they might not make it past the seedling stage or even germinate in the first place. My Amazon spray bottle is a hero at keeping me from overwatering my seed trays (a common cause of legging seedlings and other germination issues). It’s so easy to use, and it lightly mists the seeds without displacing them.