Skipping the germination and going straight to the soil

[Richard Drysift]

Iam getting lots of mixed answers

No shit... maybe there is more than one way to do something

Straight to the soil once germinated my plant in one day but second time it took an entire weak for a plant to show up

Par for the course.... god designed seeds to grow in soil but also gave you the free will to pop em any way you feel comfortable. Do whatever you find works for you....this goes for every aspect of growing; not just germination.
I poke holes into a yogurt or beer cup filled with recycled soil from last run, poke a finger hole and drop the seed in. I place them in a tray and either water from the bottom or spritz down with a hand sprayer. Draping a ziplock bag over the cup of soil (or rock wool cube) helps raise RH for germination but removed once sprouts are breaking ground.
A lot of people don’t realize when you order from a seed bank they don’t always disclose how fresh the seeds are. Once I did my own seed run I found out fresher seeds pop off at a much higher rate than old seeds. May have something to do with exp but when I used to order seeds from overseas I would get at least a few dead ones every pack. It makes a huge difference where you get your gear from; local/domestic seed vendors tend to sell fresher stock. Try to source locally if you can.

 

[Mr_X]

My latest pic of my new experimental grow.
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what strains?

 

[707Patrick]

what strains?

Come check out Journal

 

[707Patrick]

No shit... maybe there is more than one way to do something

Par for the course.... god designed seeds to grow in soil but also gave you the free will to pop em any way you feel comfortable. Do whatever you find works for you....this goes for every aspect of growing; not just germination.
I poke holes into a yogurt or beer cup filled with recycled soil from last run, poke a finger hole and drop the seed in. I place them in a tray and either water from the bottom or spritz down with a hand sprayer. Draping a ziplock bag over the cup of soil (or rock wool cube) helps raise RH for germination but removed once sprouts are breaking ground.
A lot of people don’t realize when you order from a seed bank they don’t always disclose how fresh the seeds are. Once I did my own seed run I found out fresher seeds pop off at a much higher rate than old seeds. May have something to do with exp but when I used to order seeds from overseas I would get at least a few dead ones every pack. It makes a huge difference where you get your gear from; local/domestic seed vendors tend to sell fresher stock. Try to source locally if you can.

Well Said Eh?

 

[Mr_X]

Come check out Journal

wheres the link?

 

[pulpoinspace]

didn't read the 3 pages. But as i'm sure other people have stated "germination" is nothing but a waste of perfectly good paper towels. I toss seeds into root riot peat cubes with about 99% success rate.

 

[MickFoster]

Humans are a curious bunch. We tend to over think and over process everything. We tend to think we can reinvent the wheel as well.

Pretty sure seeds have successfully started and grown in the ground (aka soil) for millions of years....

Billions.

I thought there were a bunch of shot glasses filled with water and paper towels at the base of each plant.........without that we wouldn't have forests.

 

[707Patrick]

wheres the link?

The link is in my signature at the bottom with all the color.

 

[H1ghTime]

How bad is this?

Saw it done recently with around 300-400, all of them sprouted.

 

[OldMedUser]

didn't read the 3 pages. But as i'm sure other people have stated "germination" is nothing but a waste of perfectly good paper towels. I toss seeds into root riot peat cubes with about 99% success rate.

I bet a peat cube cost a lot more than a half sheet of paper towel especially as that half sheet can germinate a 100+ seeds at one go but one seed to a cube as far as I know. How much does a 100 pack of those go for eh?

I generally plant mine into those 9-hole seed starter pots filled 1/3 with ProMix HP and then a bit of screened promix so it's finer, sprinkle some DynoMyco on that, spray it down then lay the seed in the middle and top up with more screened promix.

Just tried the paper towel thing for the first time after many successful sprouts the other way the last couple decades. Worked great and hung the baggie upright so the sprouts grew straight down. Drop that in a hole and 2 days later up they came so I have 5 more beans in towel now. Nice to see that the seeds are ready rather than wait until they pop up or not. I kind of like that.

 

[TheWholeTruth]

You can water them in and then just keep the top of the soil damp using a sprayer. Make sure they are in a warm location.





Why? I never pre-germinate seeds. Straight to soil with usually 100% success rate.

These were all straight to soil with no germination. Paper towels belong in the kitchen or bathroom for cleaning up spills or drying your hands.

Sory bit off topic, had to ask as those are beautiful. The plants in your top picture, what strain is that please xtsho ?

 

[xtsho]

Sory bit off topic, had to ask as those are beautiful. The plants in your top picture, what strain is that please xtsho ?

Those at the top are Oldtimers Haze from ACE. It's some exceptional sativa smoke but you have to be willing to devote a minimum of 16 weeks for flowering. I ended up going 20 weeks for the best one I grew.

 

[pulpoinspace]

I bet a peat cube cost a lot more than a half sheet of paper towel especially as that half sheet can germinate a 100+ seeds at one go but one seed to a cube as far as I know. How much does a 100 pack of those go for eh?

I generally plant mine into those 9-hole seed starter pots filled 1/3 with ProMix HP and then a bit of screened promix so it's finer, sprinkle some DynoMyco on that, spray it down then lay the seed in the middle and top up with more screened promix.

Just tried the paper towel thing for the first time after many successful sprouts the other way the last couple decades. Worked great and hung the baggie upright so the sprouts grew straight down. Drop that in a hole and 2 days later up they came so I have 5 more beans in towel now. Nice to see that the seeds are ready rather than wait until they pop up or not. I kind of like that.

for sure they do cost more. its about consistency and ease. but the plugs are like $0.25 if you buy 100.

the reason i use them is how consistent and easy to use they are. drop a seed in, 24 hours later i got a sprout coming out the top and a tap root coming out the bottom. transplant it right into your chosen medium and it takes off like a rocket.

 

[maranibbana]

What if the soil is warm and moist

sounds sezxy

I mean if I were a seed...

 

[OldMedUser]

for sure they do cost more. its about consistency and ease. but the plugs are like $0.25 if you buy 100.

the reason i use them is how consistent and easy to use they are. drop a seed in, 24 hours later i got a sprout coming out the top and a tap root coming out the bottom. transplant it right into your chosen medium and it takes off like a rocket.

The only time I tried cubes nothing happened but it may have been the seeds. I like the 9-hole pots for the same reason as the cubes. Just pop it out and drop it in a pot or use for DWC when using soilless media like the Promix HP. Works great to root cuttings in too.