best ph for soil grow?

heres a question how long does it take u guys to germinate, im having alot of problems germinating, ive tried cup of water ive tried paper towel ive triend seed in soil ive only managed to get 2 out of 10 so far others have popped but didnt make it, only the two i have and i let those roots grow to an inch then put tap root down and left half the seed above dirt it sprouted in 1 day if not a few hours

not all of the roots would grow an inch tho just those two the others seemed to get soggy and stay stuck to the seem of the shell

in paper towels that is

Try putting it straight into rockwool cubes no more than 1/2" deep. if you haven't tried it give it a shot with one seed. Once the roots appear in the bottom you can put it in any medium you want

i tried cloning with rockwool i fuckin hated it, took 33 days to get one seedling to root, but id imagin cloning is rougher then starting from seed

guess ill give it a shot with a couple free bees.... should i ph the water low and soak rockwool first.... since the rockwool will make the ph rise

should i use roottech cloning gel on my seed?

DO I NEED TO USE A STUPID DOME like with cloning in rock wool

10 hour soak in water.. plant 1/2" deep in moist soil........ 100% germination rate

ive tried that tripurple didnt work out for me
i dig up the seed 9 days later just to find a black seed with no root that hasnt popped or just grew shut lol

bummer.... ph'd water & good soil... I'm sure you've tried that. Sometimes seeds sent during hot weather can dry out

ive tried paper towel on plates paper towel in tupperware paper towel in baggies ive tried dark ive tried window sill ive tried heat lol i cant find a solid method that works for me

could it be from not ph'ing the water when i soak and what should i ph the water too. like i said they all or mostly all pop open just no good fast root growth

With seeds I usually use a 6 inch square pot with Happy Frog soil that has been wetted down the previous day. I put a small hole in the soil with a stick, about half an inch deep, drop in the seed, then lightly press the soil back down over the hole. Then I put a paper towel over the top of the soil covering the entire area of the pot. Then wet the towel, which will keep the soil moist. Hit the towel with a little water every other day or so. After a few days, the seed will sprout and push the towel up. I get pretty good results using this method - nearly 100% most of the time.

Don't overwater, just keep the towel moist until the sprout comes up. I also have some transparent plastic covers that just fit the pot. I put the covers on after the sprout comes up to keep the soil from drying out - its like a little green house for the sprout.

Now testicles and ganjaboy will probably say I'm doing it all wrong, but fuck'em, it works for me.

I also have a pretty good method for clones if you're interested. I grow in dirt, no hydro experience, so if you're into dirt, hit me up.

nuevo said:

Now testicles and ganjaboy will probably say I'm doing it all wrong, but fuck'em, it works for me.

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I don't grow from seed. If it works for you, keep on doing what you're doing.

i cloned with bubbleponics , 100% success root in 5-7 days both times where rockwool and dome took 33 days to show roots....

im almost positive i have to be doing sumthing wrong when im starting from seed
i just cant figure out what

daloudpack said:

im almost positive i have to be doing sumthing wrong when im starting from seed
i just cant figure out what

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I germinate seeds in Jiffy peat pellets. I soak them in warm water then squeeze them a bit so they aren't soaking wet, place the seed about 1/4" down and cover it.
I keep the pellets on a shelf under a ventilated humidity dome about the T5 in my veg closet where it runs about 82-86 degrees Fahrenheit for two days, then move them under my 6x T5 light. I've had 100% success with this so far, and they all stand up within 4 days, but according to many people I'm using a sub-standard method. I just keep doing it anyway. It works on all my veggies and herbs, in fact, so why should I make it harder? If I move to Hydro I'll probably grow from seed to harvest in 6" rockwool cubes, but until then I've been very happy doing it this way.

A couple thoughts on water quality; Look up your municipal water data, chances are that there's a lot of data on the contents of your water in the public domain. This data will likely tell you how much chlorine, chloramine, lead, arsenic, mercury, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, uranium and so on is in your water as well as the total PPM, and per-constituent PPM. This may put your mind at ease, or it may make you go buy an RO machine, it depends where you live. I looked mine up and now I even know what well my house draws from, and can crunch numbers on historical quality data over the last couple of decades. Also, I don't sweat chlorine and I never have, but if your water has a lot of it, you might want to. Chlorine content in water supplies varies a lot. Chloramine is much less variable and the standard concentrations are so low that I doubt they would cause any problems for your plants, and there's a lot of anecdotal evidence to support that idea, as others have noted.

Test the pH of your water before and after adding each formula of nutes you use, just to get a feel for it, if it is 6-7 don't even sweat it, especially since your soil has some dolomite lime in it. And then, if everything seems in a reasonable range, totally forget about it and just rock on. Soil is great like that. It took me longer than I would like to learn this bit of truth and my plants are doing better since I stopped messing with pH, but my water is flat 7.0 and is among the best quality overall in the country. (Now if we could just do something about those pesky laws...) The colored chemical dye test kit is a reliable and inexpensive way to test your water.

Hate on that, y'all.

Soakem for 24hrs and then into a rapid rooter.If you use municipal water then let it sit out with cap off overnight.IMO