Germinating Seeds-Longest It Could Take?

Wondering what the longest amount of time I should leave my seed in a cup if water before I throw it out? One has soaked for a week but still hasn't popped. What's the longest it could take? Thank you

I can't speak for anybody else , but 5 days is the longest i have seen mine take,
Using the paper towel method,
Straight into dirt it can take longer...

joe blow greenthumb said:

Wondering what the longest amount of time I should leave my seed in a cup if water before I throw it out? One has soaked for a week but still hasn't popped. What's the longest it could take? Thank you

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Dude - seeds can't swim. Been growing since 1964 and trust me on this - put the seed directly into peat plugs or Root Shooters or Root Riot cubes. Into a heated seedling tray & dome. No paper towel trips, no swimming parties, no corpse powder or gris gris balls needed.

soaking seeds for over 24hr isnt good

the longest i have seen a seed take to sprout is 9+ months, I through seeds that don't sprout in the garden and sometimes in spring I find seedlings.

I use the soak method, been doin it for years with no problems, usually after 48hr if it hasn't popd it won't

You are only supposed to soak the seed until it sinks. No longer than 12-24hrs. When the seed opens, the root needs oxygen, it can be smothered to death by too much water.

Try rinsing the seed with 3% Hydrogen Peroxide (same kind you clean cuts with) I have had amazing results with stubborn seeds that didnt want to pop after 3-4 days.. They usually go within 24hrs of rinsing. I now pre rinse all my seeds with HP before I papertowl them and I see almost 100% germ rate. Now there are occasions when A seed just wont pop but its rare unless theyre years old or immature. Google it. It works!

Put in damp paper towel then put in plastic baggie then put in dvd or cd case and then put case on top of something warm such as dish box or cable box. about 30-46 hours