Am I screwed? Did I drown my seed?

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islandhigh

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I was reading different germination techniques and came across one that said to put your seed in a shotglass of water for a few days. Now while my seed was in there, it opened up a bit and a root nub appeared.

Ive used the paper towel technique before so I know that works, but Im worried that I might have drowned my seed because it opened up while under water. It was probably under for 12-24 hours before I took it out and planted it.

Its been two days and nothing has popped from the soil yet. Is there hope?
 
Bwpz

Bwpz

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For the shot glass method you're supposed to wait until the seed sinks anyways
 
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islandhigh

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1st day it was floating, 2nd day AM it was floating, PM it sank. 3rd day the nub appeared and I planted it early on the 4th day
 
slonez47

slonez47

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You can soak them for not more than twenty four hours. You can also ease the wicking of the water through the seed shell by scarification. Line a small matchbox with fine grain sandpaper, drop your seeds in and shake them for a few seconds. I soaked mine and it generally took about three days to sprout once I planted it in soil. How deep you put the seed in the soil will have alot to do with it as well.
 
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islandhigh

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slonez47 said:
You can soak them for not more than twenty four hours. You can also ease the wicking of the water through the seed shell by scarification. Line a small matchbox with fine grain sandpaper, drop your seeds in and shake them for a few seconds. I soaked mine and it generally took about three days to sprout once I planted it in soil. How deep you put the seed in the soil will have alot to do with it as well.
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:( well mine was in for a lot more than 24 hours. Is she a goner?
 
slonez47

slonez47

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islandhigh said:
:( well mine was in for a lot more than 24 hours. Is she a goner?
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If the taproot looked good I'd wait to see what happens. Like I said, I planted my seeds about three quarters of an inch deep and it took then three days to pop the top of the surface.
 
grizlbr

grizlbr

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Once the root starts do not let it dry out. How you do that is up to you. A 1# baloney container and half a 2 liter bottle work for me.
 
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