Germination

[Indica<3]

At what point should I remove my seeds from germination for an outdoor grow? They are 24 hours in and they seem to be coming along well. I apologize for the terrible quality of the photo. Also the sprout that is coming from the seeds is the start of the root system correct? If so, I would want to plant the seeds in my soil with the sprout downward, right? Thanks.

 

[StewartWarner]

yes sprout down, wait for them to get about 2cm long and remember to handle them by the seed as to not damage the taproot. Would love to see pics when they break soil

 

[convict156326]

yeah i like to let mine go until the root tap is at the very least as long as the seed itself, then poke a pencil and drop it in.

 

[Panteraboy1988]

The longer the taproot the better, 2cm sounds like a pretty good length. One thing I hate however is growing a nice long taproot in paper towels or anything made of paper. The roots sometimes poke through the towel and get stuck so you could risk breaking the roots when you go to pick them out to plant them in your growing medium. Really annoying...

 

[Indica<3]

The longer the taproot the better, 2cm sounds like a pretty good length. One thing I hate however is growing a nice long taproot in paper towels or anything made of paper. The roots sometimes poke through the towel and get stuck so you could risk breaking the roots when you go to pick them out to plant them in your growing medium. Really annoying...

What would you suggest as an alternative? Wash rag?

Thanks guys, I appreciate the help.

 

[Panteraboy1988]

The best thing you can do is germ your seeds in little rockwool cubes or starter plugs and when they are ready to be transplanted you can leave them in the rockwool/starter plugs and just put the whole thing in the ground. Rockwool might be a little hard to find locally but I know for a FACT that Lowe's sells starter plugs, Walmart might have some too.

 

[convict156326]

The best thing you can do is germ your seeds in little rockwool cubes or starter plugs and when they are ready to be transplanted you can leave them in the rockwool/starter plugs and just put the whole thing in the ground. Rockwool might be a little hard to find locally but I know for a FACT that Lowe's sells starter plugs, Walmart might have some too.

can you use rockwool, for seeds? then place the plug in soil after sprout? i was just curious. im switching to hydro so its irrelevant to me personally, but i am still curious

 

[Ontheball]

The longer the taproot the better, 2cm sounds like a pretty good length. One thing I hate however is growing a nice long taproot in paper towels or anything made of paper. The roots sometimes poke through the towel and get stuck so you could risk breaking the roots when you go to pick them out to plant them in your growing medium. Really annoying...

i always use tissue as it gives me best result sometimes the bigger sprouts grow through and bit get stuck but just go ahead and plant it wit the tissue never done me any harm

 

[Indica<3]

My seeds are planted. When should I expect them to break through the soil?

 

[Ganymede]

Couple days to a week before I get worried man. Sometimes one breaks through really quick though within like 36 hours.

 

[krok]

The longer the taproot the better, 2cm sounds like a pretty good length. One thing I hate however is growing a nice long taproot in paper towels or anything made of paper. The roots sometimes poke through the towel and get stuck so you could risk breaking the roots when you go to pick them out to plant them in your growing medium. Really annoying...

I believe you have the facts wrong.
You want to plant as soon as possible after the seed cracks (opens), as it is almost impossible to plant seeds with long roots (which has TINY tracer-roots) without some damage.

If I'm wrong, WHY?

Edit: Sorry, I didn't see he was planting outdoors. I have no experience outdoors. But the question remains, why is a long taproot better outdoors, when the opposite is true indoors in cubes/soil/compost?

 

[*BUDS]

I agree , dont let it get too long. As soon as it cracks plant it straight into growing medium, if you let it get too long it wont have enough energy to complete germination .

 

[Serapis]

And the odds of breaking the radicle greatly increase as it grows in length.

I agree , dont let it get too long. As soon as it cracks plant it straight into growing medium, if you let it get too long it wont have enough energy to complete germination .