germination question
- Thread starter steve1214
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Same here I just put my seeds into the medium they will be spending their childhood in. So small coir pellets, rockwool cubes etc.... i have a small jiffy greenhouse, $3.00 @ Home Depot, and I put the rockwool, coir or peat pellet in their and then water and put the lid on and put it on top of my T5's. It keeps the heat up and usually by day 2 I have cotyledons open. Just make sure the top of your light doesn't get to hot, 75 to 85 is about right.
fir3dragon
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tap root down is what i do. dont force it and dont break it.
svsuv
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Post above says down.
Greenhouse seeds says down also: http://www.greenhouseseeds.nl/shop/germination-instructions.html
"Point the tip of the root downwards."
I germinate straight in rapid rooters, so I never had the problem.
Ok cool. I'll just germinate straight in the rr. Pointy side down right?
scroglodyte
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if it cracks, plant it. don't wait for tap root. i soak til they sink, and plant them
svsuv
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Never worried about how it goes in. I just drop in the seed in. It always pops up.
Since you already have the seed with the tap root, then I think the tap root is pointed down.
GanjaGod420000
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Id say itd be fruitless to put a seedling in any medium with the taproot up... Why would anyone even suggest that, let alone a seed company?
svsuv
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Doesn't really mater - regular room daylight works.
GanjaGod420000
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I always keep my lights on no matter how I start seeds, whether I just put them in a perlite/peat mix, or if I germ them out and then plant the taproots into my medium... I'd say on... 24/0 is ok for the first couple weeks of seedling growth, but u will want that 18/6 for some down time so young root systems have time to catch up with the plant...
artofit
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Dude, start them in dirt. MG organic seeding soil has never ever failed me with any seeds and I have also used the MG potting soil to start hard seeds of many different plants. The paper towel and soaking and stuff is for very hard beans with history of hard germination. Cannabis seeds germinate beautifully in potting soil or seeding soil and it is a very forgiving plant. If you are having problems despite all this, then I suggest you use a little bit of worm casting in your germination medium and or add compost that has worm casting in it. Worm casting is fantastic and has never failed me in germination of exotic plant seeds. Good luck to you.