kiwipaulie
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fuck all the paper towel shit, just put them into good seedling mix, temps at 25c, humidity as high as you can get. job done
Seeds won't germinate please help I'm new
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The seeds are now in the window getting sunlight
My ratchet thing snapped and I need to get another one from shops tomorrow so for the next day and a half they will be in the window.
I'm using bio-bizz all-mix medium, and just moist the soil put the seeds In about 1/4 - 1/2 an inch down then put abit more water over the top of them now in the window getting the sunlight.
Will I need water these again tomorrow or are seedlings good for a couple of days?
Thanks
My ratchet thing snapped and I need to get another one from shops tomorrow so for the next day and a half they will be in the window.
I'm using bio-bizz all-mix medium, and just moist the soil put the seeds In about 1/4 - 1/2 an inch down then put abit more water over the top of them now in the window getting the sunlight.
Will I need water these again tomorrow or are seedlings good for a couple of days?
Thanks
No, this isn't true. Not something you need to worry about. I soak for 6-8 hours before moving to paper towels and once in a while there will still be a floater. In my experience, it doesn't seem to matter and they crack as well as others.
Yeah mine never sunk after 24hrs in water then they cracked about 24hrs after in paper
Next time I'll just put them in water for a few hours then go straight into paper
kiwipaulie
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No you prob don't need to water for a week. Wait until you can stick a finger in and it's dry to the first joint.
Biggest mistake when starting out is over watering.
Cannabis can easily handle a drought, but not a flood.
At the beginning I only water once a week.
Mountain Bud
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If they were over soaked they would be on the bottom .
bearkat42
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What does "over soaked" even mean? My seeds sit at the bottom for days, and as I've stated earlier, I've NEVER not had one sprout.
Mountain Bud
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No, generally I let them soak 12-24 hours. Been doing it a while. Good non chlorinated water in a coffee mug and covered with anything to be dark. Most of the seeds will have sunk to the bottom showing they seed has absorbed the water. They may just be starting to crack. Plant the seeds a quarter to half inch deep in your soil and they should start to sprout in a day or so. Hard to crack seeds can be gently scraped with an Emory file, then proceed to soak.
DDom
Member
I have never had one sink right away, after 24 hours and a tap on them usually does it for me
This is one of those led vs hid talks, everyone has different ways and their theories, is anyone wrong, probably not, if it works it works. And most do.
Last ones I did, I put them in a shot glass for 20 hours, shells barley split. Took them out, dropped them in starter soil, got them wet (giggity) threw them on the kitchen sink... and they popped out today.
Have them under a 150w cfl now till rhey need a bigger home...
KISS.... it will drive ya nuts if ya don't
hotrodharley
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"Things to avoid
- soaking seeds in water/wet paper tissue
- humidity dome/mini-greenhouse fully covered
- heating mat too hot
- covering pots with plastic
- germinating in jiffy's and peat pellets
- wrong soil for germination
- fertilizing seedlings
- too much/too little water
- cold and dark germination room
- cold outdoor temperatures; frost
- wrong pH of water
- bad water quality
- high EC of nutrient solution in hydroponics
- spraying seedlings with water/organic teas/pesticides"
DDom
Member
THIS!!!!!!
koda7225
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Do yourself a favor, forget all the "sprout em fast" crap...get some rapid rooter plugs and put the seed in, take a small piece of the rapid rooter plug off the bottom and place it over the hole you put the seed in to block the light, moisten it and wait....if it starts to get dry moisten it again....not water, just moisten with a couple squirts from a hand sprayer (kinda like the ones glass cleaner comes in, but dont use one that had a chemical in it) 4-7 days you should have sprouts....once you have decent roots growing out of the bottom plant it in you soil or medium of choice...keep the lighting good do they dont stretch....
Okay all above are good methods but I'll tell you the method I use it might help u need your beans a role of paper towels I use bounty they hold the water better a spray bottle a glass plate and some distilled water at room temp and a 1 gallon zip lock bag or saran wrap the sticky kid that you put over food and that's it fold 1 paper towel hot dog style then hamburger style place the paper towel on the glass plate and then mist one half with the room temp water and the spray bottle place your seeds on the wet half and fold the dry half over it and the saturate with the spray bottle and make sure the two halves of the paper are stuck together by gently making sure the two halves are in complete contact by applying a small amount of pressure with your hand the hold the plate over a sink or bowl and tip it side ways so all the excess water runs off it will stop draining and still be wet then place in gallon zip lock bag take 1 finger and press the middle of the bag and make it touch the paper towel do not zip the bag and place it on a heating pad and cover with a bowl that no light will pass through and turn the heating pad all night turn off in the morning wait till night and if the beans haven't popped turn the heating pad on again and repeat daily check often making sure the paper towel is wet some beans may take up to two weeks to germ ND usually grow poorly good beans will germ over night I grow a seed crop yearly to keep fresh beans I got a 10 for 10 germ over night from this year's blue og seed crop I was only gonna do 5 and had to throw some away
cannabisweedPotNerd
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Use wet paper towels see if it works