soaking seeds in water to help germinate right or wrong ??

420monster

420monster

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hyroot said:
Soak in water. After 1 day swirl water. Seeds should sink. That's how you know they're good. Then keep soaking til they sprout. Then plant in any medium you are using. I use directly in soil and sometimes rapid rioters in soil. Either way I have them in a party cup with a ziploc bag over the cup a humidity dome. That's just to keep the moisture in the soil so it doesn't dry out. After it sprouts. I wait til the seedling drops it's seed helmet to remove the ziploc bag / dome.


Never soak in a paper towel. The tap root will grow into the paper towel. Then when you remove the seedling the root will tear.
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Like I said growers preference I have hundreds of seeds threw papers towels never a issue but as far as the zip lock that's another growers preference alot will say don't alot will say it's fine "growers preference" I do never had a issue

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GroErr

GroErr

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GrowerGoneWild said:
Exactly, that taproot needs to dig into whatever medium its going to be in as soon as possible.

Geotropism anyone?..
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That's why I moved away from the paper towels, in or out of bag. They work at getting the tap root going but they're easy to damage. Finding much better success at getting viable seedlings just from 36-48 hours in water and into a cup as soon as they crack a tip.
 
SPLFreak808

SPLFreak808

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Throw the bean in soil, water it and forget about it. If you live in a low RH area, throw a dome over for a few days. I would only use cup to paper towel method if i have old/improperly stored seeds otherwise its 100% germ rate without all that seed soaking crap.
 
getdown76

getdown76

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This is the easiest and most full proof way of germinating. first in a clean cup put some clean r/o water. 2. after 24hrs-3days you should see roots. 3,fold a paper towel 3 times and wet it with r/o water. 4, place beans into paper towel. 5, after 3 days they will be ready to put into soil about a half inch down. Any shallower and the stem will be weak. good growing.
 
eugene b

eugene b

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phunt said:
I don't think it falls in a right or wrong category. Although It is not necessary. Everyone germinates slightly differently. I plant them in a 4" pots 1/2" under the top of the soil and water em in. The only problems I've had are from bunk seeds.
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Plug and play...straight into soil...ice done germination using a soggy tissue and in water both work fine and you have the added comfort of seeing them pop but the truth is I have all but 100% success rate with popping them into the soil pop em in and a bit of water couple of days later watch em pop...happy growing...
 
Dr. Who

Dr. Who

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The point I made about the seeds "drowning" is from the water being used not having enough O2 in it.
There are more then a FEW seeds breeders who not only say no water soaking and paper towel method to one who has been fed up with people contacting him about not popping beans with the water soak!
He now says ANY contact for guarantee requests will only be considered with a complete description of how it was done ALONG with pics of it BEING done. ANY that list a "soak" are denied right off the bat!

I see so many small little beans on many strains and have no problem with them in any way they are popped.
The I find BIG heavy strong and thick hulled beans that DO NOT pop well with soaks or direct to soil at all due to the O2 problem for the soak and the bull assed shell of the bean being too strong for the soil pop....The BEST way I've found for those is to SCORE the seam of the seeds and a warmed paper towel method.

Bean pops, point the sprout up and about 1/8+ in my soil....

BUT If your method is what works for you! DO THAT!
 
breakdancer0003

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As some one who used paper towels but got away from them because of the potentiality to damage the tap root my recommendation for seedlings if you don't mind spending a little $ is this set up. ( Bonus you can use all of this as a cloner as well just need some rooting hormones I like clonex )

-The low intensity white light is a great starter for the fragile seedlings and allows for early low light growth conditions preventing light stress that could potentially slow your growth rate early on.
-These lights work well until the 2nd or 3rd node then you should transplant them under a more intense grow light.

-Its also very easy to transplant them into soil / soilless and hydroponic grow media

-50 Rapid rooter plugs - 14$

-Clone dome + heating pad and small white light florescent shop light - 50$


-Temp / humidity monitor 14$


-Root Nutes take your pick 10-20 $
-PH test kit 5-20$

All Around 100$

these just popped up recently for me and they are looking great

 
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Dr. Who

Dr. Who

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breakdancer0003 said:
As some one who used paper towels but got away from them because of the potentiality to damage the tap root my recommendation for seedlings if you don't mind spending a little $ is this set up. ( Bonus you can use all of this as a cloner as well just need some rooting hormones I like clonex )

-The low intensity white light is a great starter for the fragile seedlings and allows for early low light growth conditions preventing light stress that could potentially slow your growth rate early on.
-These lights work well until the 2nd or 3rd node then you should transplant them under a more intense grow light.

-Its also very easy to transplant them into soil / soilless and hydroponic grow media

-50 Rapid rooter plugs - 14$

-Clone dome + heating pad and small white light florescent shop light - 50$


-Temp / humidity monitor 14$


-Root Nutes take your pick 10-20 $
-PH test kit 5-20$

All Around 100$

these just popped up recently for me and they are looking great

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Get your light closer and the stem of the seeding won't be so long.......Not a biggie though...
 
budskey

budskey

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i like to soak mine in super max b1 for couple of hours then place them in paper towles with the super max b1 soaked into it. i find it starts faster and developes nice root base faster. anyone else doing this? ive tried lots of methods found this to be best and strong start.
 
ryan1918

ryan1918

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Why not just leave it in a cup or bowl with water until the tap root is about 1/4" and make sure you keep it in the dark and if you can make sure there is a fan above it
 
eugene b

eugene b

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breakdancer0003 said:
As some one who used paper towels but got away from them because of the potentiality to damage the tap root my recommendation for seedlings if you don't mind spending a little $ is this set up. ( Bonus you can use all of this as a cloner as well just need some rooting hormones I like clonex )

-The low intensity white light is a great starter for the fragile seedlings and allows for early low light growth conditions preventing light stress that could potentially slow your growth rate early on.
-These lights work well until the 2nd or 3rd node then you should transplant them under a more intense grow light.

-Its also very easy to transplant them into soil / soilless and hydroponic grow media

-50 Rapid rooter plugs - 14$

-Clone dome + heating pad and small white light florescent shop light - 50$


-Temp / humidity monitor 14$


-Root Nutes take your pick 10-20 $
-PH test kit 5-20$

All Around 100$

these just popped up recently for me and they are looking great

(:
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Bit stretched I'd start again if I were you...lol
 
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