Germinating Problem

[Tangerine_]

Soaking seeds is a waste of time.
Think about it. All a seed needs is moisture, not a fucking bath. I simply use a germination mix in a 2"x2" peat pot, moistened, put the pots in a Burpee germination dome on a heat mat, and in 3 days the seed's will pop. I then place the seedling, in the same cube into whatever I am using, it being coco, soil, or in my case Hydroton as I use a drip system. No transplant shock, and it works like a charm. The less you fuck with the seed, the better off it will be.
Good luck

Absolutely true

 

[chemphlegm]

so

Absolutely true

meaning some might drown and some might crack open?
or could it be some are viable and some are not?

 

[ANC]

Kelp contains Gibberellic acid.

Gibberellins have a number of effects on plant development. They can stimulate rapid stem and root growth, induce mitotic division in the leaves of some plants, and increase seed germination rate.
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Keep on convincing yourself that seeds need only water. I've done comparison tests, I don't subscribe to this line of thought.

 

[Tangerine_]

Not sure who that last line was directed at but the point being addressed was regarding the OP over-watering/cutting off o2/drowning his seedlings and how to best move forward so that he may have success the next time around. Sowing seeds should not be this complicated.
*shrugs*

 

[ANC]

I was in no way responding to your post. I just stated my position in terms of the OP.
I agree seeds need moisture and oxygen as a bare minimum, to get started.

 

[Cre5cendo]

@ANC @Tangerine_
Thanks for your help.
I recently bought 10 new seeds. Started them yesterday. Hope good luck this time :>
I bought rapid rooter plugs in amazon :>
I will update soon! This is day 1.

 

[Mass Medicinals]

How old were the seeds. We were given about 200 or more bag seeds. They had been collected and then stored in sub-optimal conditions for like a decade or more. Most never popped but the ones that did (~10%), they never made it past the start of the tap root just peeking out of the seed.

Wonder if these were bad seeds, or old maybe?