Germination methods

[easy skankin]

held a bit of an experiment there to see for myself which germination method worked best..i used 3 methods for my current grow:

-paper towel method (30% germination)
-pre soaking in glass of water (95% germination)
-just plain planting in soil (0% germination)

the best method i found was the pre-soaking in a glass of water and left in the dark for 24-48 hours. at first all the seeds floated and i thought that they were screwed (because of the float test) but i left them anyway and within 36-48 hours they had all sank. not all the seeds had cracked their shells but i took them out after this time and planted them. nearly every seed from this method germinated and i have lots of healthy seedlings now.

 

[fabfun]

how many seeds did u test and how may for each method
and thanks i was wondering the best method seems i will stick with the soaking way + rep

 

[easy skankin]

i used about 4-5 seeds for each method..some of the seeds might not have been viable still and maybe thats why they didnt germinate but if your seeds are still good the pre-soaking method seems to make them sprout so much faster!

 

[Jut]

what i did was i had a lil wooden box bout the size of a human hand put a riped peice of sock in there then folded the sock peice in half opened it put the seeds in tip filtered water in it to soak it then close the box and put it in a airing cupboard 4 1-2 days then there done

 

[scardthestoner]

when you planted in soil did you make sure to keep it moist?

 

[T.H.Cammo]

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-paper towel method (30% germination)
-pre soaking in glass of water (95% germination)
-just plain planting in soil (0% germination)
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Maybe it's time for a reality check! You can't get 30% germination unless you use at least 10 seeds (per method). And furthermore, you can't get 95% germination unless you use at least 20 seeds (per method).

 

[homebrewer]

If the paper towel method doesn't yield 100% every time, you're doing something wrong.

 

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The way I do it is wrap them in a damp paper towel and put the towel in a ziploc sandwich baggie, then I open up my computer case and place them in there and close it up and the heat from that keeps it at about 75 constantly and they all germinate.

 

[whiteflour]

held a bit of an experiment there to see for myself which germination method worked best..i used 3 methods for my current grow:

-paper towel method (30% germination)
-pre soaking in glass of water (95% germination)
-just plain planting in soil (0% germination)

the best method i found was the pre-soaking in a glass of water and left in the dark for 24-48 hours. at first all the seeds floated and i thought that they were screwed (because of the float test) but i left them anyway and within 36-48 hours they had all sank. not all the seeds had cracked their shells but i took them out after this time and planted them. nearly every seed from this method germinated and i have lots of healthy seedlings now.

The float test isn't 100% accurate with hemp seed due to the oil, although a very mature seed will often be dense enough to sink. After about 12 hours you can usually tap them with your finger and they will sink, once I get a sinker I plant them all. Anymore saturation they need they can get from the soil.

 

[goodro wilson]

i like to soak in a cup overnight THEN use the paper towel,wet in a baggie, put that in a tupperware, put that on my hot water heater and cover with a towel.
i personally have never failed to germinate a seed.

 

[DropsOfJupiter]

maybe it's time for a reality check! You can't get 30% germination unless you use at least 10 seeds (per method). And furthermore, you can't get 95% germination unless you use at least 20 seeds (per method).

wtf? ..........

 

[Caregivin]

Ive had success in all areas, here is another way...styrofoam plate, a few handfuls of soil/less medium, wet it down and row in some seeds like a mini garden, then put them on top of the fridge , I get solid results. Some seeds just dont make it, plain and simple, only the strong...

 

[whiteflour]

I get solid results. Some seeds just dont make it, plain and simple, only the strong...

I don't know about everyone else, but I grow to give every one of my plants the best chance to live. The only way you do that is by thinking like a farmer and putting those things in some dirt, using logic.

 

[purplecream]

I use the soaking in water method and it works everytime. Sometimes i'm to impatient to wait for them to crack on their own so i actually help them out and crack the seed between my thumb and my index finger, then put them back in the water until i see a little tail.

 

[VermontgannyMan]

Anybody tried growing the autoflowering strains?

 

[goodro wilson]

Anybody tried growing the autoflowering strains?

yep diesel ryder

 

[trichlone fiend]

...I place the seedlings in "rapid rooters", soaked with RO H2O, 1/4" deep.... place them on a seedling heating pad and put them under a humidity dome...I put an extra seedless rapid rooter in there with them to check for watering (I wait until I can't squeeze one drop out of it before I water them)...I start to give dechlorinized, pH'd tap water once I see the first sign of true leaves...and I'm off!

 

[BubbleRap]

I have had really good luck soaking them until they sink and then putting them in a paper towel. I put that paper towel in a ziploc and throw it in a drawer. Once I see the tap root I put them in rockwool inside a solo cup. My rockwool is always previously soaked for at least 3 days and the pH has been tested. I spray em every now and then and cover them. Ive also been known to use a rooting hormone but I am really trying to get away from that unless I am dealing with clones.

 

[Toolage57]

I did a test DWC and I filled the rockwool hole till it was at the top but just a deep enough spot to place the seed on top and all 3 germinated.

Maybe it's time for a reality check! You can't get 30% germination unless you use at least 10 seeds (per method). And furthermore, you can't get 95% germination unless you use at least 20 seeds (per method).

WTF? He can use 10 seeds to test each method to get the numbers he doesn't need to have 10 seeds for 1 method and 20 seeds for the other method

I use the soaking in water method and it works everytime. Sometimes i'm to impatient to wait for them to crack on their own so i actually help them out and crack the seed between my thumb and my index finger, then put them back in the water until i see a little tail.

Most people who start from seed don't bother doing that and they think they are duds but they do live to become strong. A friend of mine believes that if they don't crack they are the strong ones of them all and most people throw them out and only the people who crack them open and grow them will find out how strong it is

 

[Lance85]

I watered my soil, dropped my seeds, and 4 days later had sprouts (100% on 2 seeds). I didn't do any pre-germination with papertowels, water glasses, etc .. just dropped them in.