See question above. If one planted seeds for plants that produce flowers before the Nine Days assuming reasonably that by Rosh Chodesh Av the seeds would have already grown roots and the plant plant would have begin to emerge. However, due to a lack of expected rain that didn’t happen. Can one water those seeds during the Nine days or just let them rot.

As mentioned in the prior question, one should not plant flowers during the Nine Days. However, Poskim rule that one can water existing flower plants to avoid a loss. (Mishna Berura 551: 13). Horav Aharon Miller and Horav Dovid Pam Shlit’a maintain that the loss of these seeds should also be avoided.