ogilthorpe
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I germinated 12 seeds in rapid rooters. I soaked the plugs, put one seed in each plug hole, put a dome over them, put them on a heat mat, and covered the dome with a towel so they were in complete darkness. These are the direction as per GH and I got 100% to germinate within the past 30 hours.
I'm confused though about what to do next. The rapid rooters have an open hole, so unlike soil you can everything that's going on in the hole. A few have sprouted and are carrying half of their seed, so that they would be above the soil line if I had planted them in 4" pots. These ones still have a white sprout, none have turned green yet (only 48 hours since I planted the seed. A few others are orienting themselves, and would still be below the soil line.
My questions is: is it best to leave them in the dark for a few more days? At what point should I put them under soft light? My assumption is that as long as the roots are still white, they are best left in their dark damp home. Does that sound right??
I'm confused though about what to do next. The rapid rooters have an open hole, so unlike soil you can everything that's going on in the hole. A few have sprouted and are carrying half of their seed, so that they would be above the soil line if I had planted them in 4" pots. These ones still have a white sprout, none have turned green yet (only 48 hours since I planted the seed. A few others are orienting themselves, and would still be below the soil line.
My questions is: is it best to leave them in the dark for a few more days? At what point should I put them under soft light? My assumption is that as long as the roots are still white, they are best left in their dark damp home. Does that sound right??