just bought 5 northern light seeds. . .
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bigweeds
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paper towel method:
get a little dish or somin and wet some paper towel and ring it out a bit so its not soaking wet then put ur seeds in there and put it in the kitchen cuboard or dark dry place and keep checking them to make sure the paper towel doesnt dry out till they germ, good luck
get a little dish or somin and wet some paper towel and ring it out a bit so its not soaking wet then put ur seeds in there and put it in the kitchen cuboard or dark dry place and keep checking them to make sure the paper towel doesnt dry out till they germ, good luck
thanks ppl. i dont want to sound ignorant but i used the paper towel method b4, it worked n all but i dnt wana do it again for sum reason. i just want to know what these lil dishes things are and how to use them, but thanks tho dudes
goten
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dont 4get to put them in a ziplock bag..
KaleoXxX
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are they these?
these things are a curse, i dont suggest using them. if you dont remember to tear the cloth before you transplant, it a month or two your plant will be so small and you wont be able to figure out why. people think the cloth will dissolve over time or the roots will force out. actually it will just make your plant terribly rootbound
these things are a curse, i dont suggest using them. if you dont remember to tear the cloth before you transplant, it a month or two your plant will be so small and you wont be able to figure out why. people think the cloth will dissolve over time or the roots will force out. actually it will just make your plant terribly rootbound
Roseman
Elite Rolling Society
thanks ppl. i dont want to sound ignorant but i used the paper towel method b4, it worked n all but i dnt wana do it again for sum reason. i just want to know what these lil dishes things are and how to use them, but thanks tho dudes
A petri dish is a shallow glass or plastic cylindrical lidded dish that biologists use to culture cells. It was named after German bacteriologist Julius Richard Petri, who invented it when working as an assistant to Robert Koch. Glass petri dishes can be reused by sterilization (for example, dry heating in a hot air oven at 160 °C for one hour); plastic petri dishes must be disposed of after one use.
For microbiology, agar plates are very frequently used. The dish is partially filled with warm liquid agar along with a particular mix of nutrients, salts and amino acids and, optionally, antibiotics. After the agar solidifies, the dish is ready to receive a microbe-laden sample.
Other petri dish uses do not involve agar; for instance, cell culture.
Modern petri dishes often have rings on the lids and bases which allow them to be stacked so that they do not slide off one another. Multiple dishes can also be incorporated into one plastic container to create what is called a "multi-well plate".
As well as making agar plates, empty petri dishes may be used to observe plant germination or small animal behaviour, or for other day-to-day laboratory practices such as drying fluids in an oven and carrying and storing samples.
Yes man, thats the ones! thanks for the info, i suppose i'll go the old paper towel method then so! any more info is appreciated!are they these?
these things are a curse, i dont suggest using them. if you dont remember to tear the cloth before you transplant, it a month or two your plant will be so small and you wont be able to figure out why. people think the cloth will dissolve over time or the roots will force out. actually it will just make your plant terribly rootbound
Roseman
Elite Rolling Society
straight from wikipedia!!!
Jerry Garcia
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Why don't you try just germinating the seeds directly in your growing medium. If using soil, simply fill your pot, make a 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep hole and drop the seed in. Cover the hole and thoroughly water the pot. Within a few days they'll start to sprout. No need to handle delicate seeds and taproots, and you can start the seedling in the largest pot possible, minimizing transplant stress.
The only benefit I can see from the paper towel method is to test the viability of seeds before planting them in soil to ensure they have the capacity to germinate.
The only benefit I can see from the paper towel method is to test the viability of seeds before planting them in soil to ensure they have the capacity to germinate.
goten
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you germ. them first to make sure they root...why just plant a bunch of seeds in the soil and not even know if their good or not...
Hairy Bob
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If they are fresh seeds from a reputable seedbank then there is a pretty good chance they are good.
All the paper towel method does is allow you to see if the seed is viable before placing it in your medium. It will not affect the germ rate, and can even cause a bit of stress, as Jerry pointed out, when you have to handle the sprouted seed to put it in the hole.
It's fairly straightforward to find this out for yourself if you won't take our word for it. Next time you grow some seeds do half in paper towels, and put the other half straight into soil, see which ones grow their first true nodes first, you might be surprised.
All the paper towel method does is allow you to see if the seed is viable before placing it in your medium. It will not affect the germ rate, and can even cause a bit of stress, as Jerry pointed out, when you have to handle the sprouted seed to put it in the hole.
It's fairly straightforward to find this out for yourself if you won't take our word for it. Next time you grow some seeds do half in paper towels, and put the other half straight into soil, see which ones grow their first true nodes first, you might be surprised.
