germination tray

surgedup

surgedup

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Hey guys I been h aving problems with germinating i been using the old paper towel method for awhile I just moved and failed at germinating 10 short riders from nirvana its crazy! i think it may be the tap water here but I got more seeds for free from nirvana since they have excellent customer service and im looking at one of these to buy just to make sure everytime i get seeds they will germinate 100% let me know thanks http://www.planetnatural.com/site/germination-station.html
 
WeedxManxEli

WeedxManxEli

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Try filling a cup up half way with water and putting the seeds in the cup with the water for a couple days until the root tips show then put it into the soil!
 
surgedup

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i did i think my tap water may be too hard imma try using distilled water but i am definitely going with the tray thoughfor clones too!
 
Da Silva Satia

Da Silva Satia

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idk dude i did the paper towel with no trouble
and it was the short rider strain from nirvana
maybe its just a bad batch...........try cotton balls instead....something new just tried that worked
 
LadyKimi

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I am a total newb, have tried to germinate a total of 23 seeds, however all 23 have germed! I soak over night, plant in jiffy pellets in the jiffy greenhouse with a heating pad set on warm till they pop... Its an auto pad so it shuts off after 2 hours so I just turn it back on when I notice...

~Lady
 
surgedup

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i dont know why I am having some much trouble my last batch of seeds i germed was using the paper towel method 10 out of 10 germed but this is at my old place using that tap water im thinking it maybe the water here its well water really hard so im gonna try the paper towel method with some distilled water one more time if this dont work im buying the germination station
 
surgedup

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i never know how those jiffy pellets work do you just peel back the netting and put the seed in there than put the dome over it ? and you soak the seeds for 24 hours ? i dont have a heating pad so ...
 
Dubious06

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I had 80% germination with using a damp paper towel in a zip lock sandwhich bag. It's got to be the water, or too much/ not enough sunlight maybe. You could always by a cheap water test kit, and then at least you'd know for sure. Good luck
 
surgedup

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like how wet does the towel have to be do you squeeze all the water out the towel than wrap them up and put them in the ziplock bag air tight ?
 
tea tree

tea tree

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just soak until the taproot is well out. 100 percent success. then plant in rr, jiffy, rw, or soil or whatever. they grow like crazy. water is the key. I use tapwater with 8 ph and lots of minerals. water softeners tho are bad. they add sodium which is bad.
 
surgedup

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ok i was using this organic seed starter medium from lowes i dont know if that maybe the problem ? but imma try the jiffy pellet dome house next time your water is that bad and they still germ ???
 
surgedup

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plus i dont have a heating mat thats why i was looking at the germination station its like a mini greenhouse
 
Dubious06

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I typically will soak the paper towel, then ring it out. Place your seeds on half of the damp paper towel and fold the other half over the seeds-- so that the seed is covered on top and bottom. I spread the seeds out a little too, instead of just piling them all in. Then make sure you seal the zip lock bag, and stick it somewhere that will get at least half a day of indirect sun-- I'' use a window ledge on the south or east side of my house for lots of morning sun. You'll see condensation form inside the bag after a couple of days-- that's okay. I use this technique for starting almost any plant from seed, MJ or not, and I'd say 85-90% success rate.
 
surgedup

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do you open the sandwhich bag every day till the tap roots show or just leave the sandwhich close for 1 -2 days
 
LadyKimi

LadyKimi

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If you have a warm area U shouldnt need a heating pad, only place safe from the dogs in my house is under the sink. I forgot to add, and I know this isn't the norm btw, I also keep them under a $6.99 "Grow" light from Walmart on 18/6 from as soon as they go into the pellets... When I first started I had no idea U could learn online so I was guessing, since that is the 1 thing that was working for me I did not change it...

I also use tap water left out for 24 hours with a PH of 6.5
~Lady
 
surgedup

surgedup

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thanks kimi i been trying to plant these autoflowers forever i got one thats growing now pretty good but all other 15 never sprouted imma try the jiffy pellet thing you can buy at walmart that has a little greenhouse in it to see if that works do you just lift the netting up and put the seed under the netting or what i dont know exactly how those pellets work ?
 
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