I have about three seeds germaniting in the plate/wet paper towel method under my sink and it's my like three days and i haven't seen any progress, Should i move them? i feel like its not warm in there enough we always have the house at 75F' i just put them there cause it was dark... Any tips or advice?
Germaniting seeds
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kryptoniteglo
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Patience! I found at 80F it takes seeds about 2.5-3 days to pop. At 70F it takes about 4.5-5. So you're right in the middle there. Just give it a couple of more days before being concerned.
Fultono
Member
Couple things you could so.
1- place them under a heat mat.
2- germinate them in distilled water. (Personally my experience has proven best using this method)
3- lightly sand down a side of the seed to help it soften.
4- crack the seeds EXTREMELY CAREFULLY, using your wife's tweezers. It makes sure the seed soaks water which activates the germination process. I also do this and it allows me to see there is a tail inside the seed and it isn't a dud.
I had a problem with some very nice fem seeds. I played it safe in the damp paper towel and had no luck germinating. I then decided to crack them with tweezers and regerm again. NOTHING... No tail! So I potted them for 4 days and my impatience made me dig them up to see what was happening... NOTHING! So I then put them into water and sat it overnight. 23 hours later they popped a tail. Magically resilient!!
Let me know if you try one of the methods and if you find it successful!
GL!
1- place them under a heat mat.
2- germinate them in distilled water. (Personally my experience has proven best using this method)
3- lightly sand down a side of the seed to help it soften.
4- crack the seeds EXTREMELY CAREFULLY, using your wife's tweezers. It makes sure the seed soaks water which activates the germination process. I also do this and it allows me to see there is a tail inside the seed and it isn't a dud.
I had a problem with some very nice fem seeds. I played it safe in the damp paper towel and had no luck germinating. I then decided to crack them with tweezers and regerm again. NOTHING... No tail! So I potted them for 4 days and my impatience made me dig them up to see what was happening... NOTHING! So I then put them into water and sat it overnight. 23 hours later they popped a tail. Magically resilient!!
Let me know if you try one of the methods and if you find it successful!
GL!
DonnieDanko
Member
Wow u took them through the ringer and they still popped! Did they grow healthy after that?Couple things you could so.
1- place them under a heat mat.
2- germinate them in distilled water. (Personally my experience has proven best using this method)
3- lightly sand down a side of the seed to help it soften.
4- crack the seeds EXTREMELY CAREFULLY, using your wife's tweezers. It makes sure the seed soaks water which activates the germination process. I also do this and it allows me to see there is a tail inside the seed and it isn't a dud.
I had a problem with some very nice fem seeds. I played it safe in the damp paper towel and had no luck germinating. I then decided to crack them with tweezers and regerm again. NOTHING... No tail! So I potted them for 4 days and my impatience made me dig them up to see what was happening... NOTHING! So I then put them into water and sat it overnight. 23 hours later they popped a tail. Magically resilient!!
Let me know if you try one of the methods and if you find it successful!
GL!
DonnieDanko
Member
Cover them with another plate or something and move them to a warmer place.
mightyBUMone
Well-Known Member
All I did was pre-soak some rapid rooters, then put some water in the bottom of my clone dome. Insert seeds, spray the dome and cover it with a towel. I'm batting 1000% at 12 for 12. They go under my t5 with everything else at the moment.
CannabisCultivator
Member
I have to agree, I think that its easy to over complicate the whole thing.. at the end of the day its a seed and it needs earth / medium and moisture to crack. Its worked for a long time
HeadieNugz
Active Member
NO watering, you'll drown the poor thing.
Thoroughly saturate your grow medium before planting, let excess water run off from drainage holes, then plant your bean.
After this point a watering is not necessary until well AFTER your seedling has sprouted.
Can you say that again in a more basic manner? Didn't quiete understand you.
Fultono
Member
When you cracked them, did the seed inside look white and ok? It may or just been struggling to break out of its home like a 16 year old girl wanting to meet her boyfriend at midnight lol.
I would simply put the soil in a pot. Poke a hole 1/4 inch deep in the middle ten pour an ounce of water down the hole. It will moisten the medium and the excess will drain down then place the seed in carefully, dust it with some soil and done!
I would simply put the soil in a pot. Poke a hole 1/4 inch deep in the middle ten pour an ounce of water down the hole. It will moisten the medium and the excess will drain down then place the seed in carefully, dust it with some soil and done!
thcme
Active Member
I've had success with placing in a folded, damp paper towel within a ziplock bag. I seal the bag and place directly in a closet, closed.
If I need to add even more warmth, I place an upside-down box over the ziplock bag within the closet.
I've had seeds pop within 36 hours with this method.
If I need to add even more warmth, I place an upside-down box over the ziplock bag within the closet.
I've had seeds pop within 36 hours with this method.
If you don't have the plate, etc. sealed in a large plastic baggie you are wasting your time. Plate has to be sealed for 2 days, check, leave one more day for the seedcap to loosen/fall off. Third day they go into dirt. You can see the leaf tip above the ground after she goes into dirt. NOTE -- by not burying the top leaves you will have a slender stem. Be sure to put a brace into place when they first go into dirt. I average harvesting 2 plants a week so a lot of experience has gone into the development of my system. Works 4 me. BigSteve.
