Have I damaged my seeds ??

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dannydj

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Hi to all as this is my first post, just wish it concerned a happier subject matter!! I am starting my first grow and have just started to germinate my seeds ( white rhino - GH ). After soaking the seeds overnight I placed them in the fold of a tissue , watered the tissue and then laid it over a cooking grate ( for drainage ) on a dinner plate and placed it in my airing cupboard as the house temp is around 67f, where as the top temp in the airing cupboard is 79f.

I Checked the tissue before I went to bed and it was still nice and moist but when I woke up it was crispy dry!! The maximum time it could have been in that dry state is approximately 9hrs. Have I ruined my seeds ?? or is it not as bad as it seems ??

I have now placed the plate in my bedroom drawer with a small heater in the room - temp is around 71.6f.

thanks
 
Ledhed

Ledhed

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If it hasn't sprouted at all yet, and only been a day, give or take a few hours, it should be fine. Your best bet is to put the tissue in a plastic baggies overnight to keep it from drying out like that. Or even better, screw that wet paper towel crap and just drop them in some soil. Chances are, if it didn't start to sprout, then dry out like that afterwards, you should be just fine.
 
JonnyBtreed

JonnyBtreed

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if the little white root has already come out and turned black or brown or shriveled up, then you killed it. If not, you should be fine.
 
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dannydj

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phew!! thanks for the responses fella's. It has only been a day in the paper towel and the white root is yet to show, so hopefully i should be all right. The paper towel is now in my bedroom drawer on a grate, on a plate ( temp 76f ) - but it is not covered by another plate or a plastic bag as I thought that in order for the seeds to germinate they need to breathe.
 
DoeEyed

DoeEyed

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GreedAndVanity said:
Water contains air especially when in a wet paper towel. They need to be hydrated and warm and have a decent PH.
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Yep, I second that. I seal mine in their damp napkins, inside a small tupperware bowl. Better that, because if they crack open and dry out like that, they will die.:leaf:
 
bigbudmike

bigbudmike

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Why make it hard on yourself with all this papertowel shit! All you have to do is use some PH adjusted water and fill a non see through cup with about 2 inches of water and drop in your seeds. the seeds should float if not you might have a problem. Put in a warm dark place and wait 24 to 36 hrs. I have a 100% success rate with this type of germination. Then again I have only germinated a few dozen seeds. What do I know?
 
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dannydj

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thanks for the responses and tips people !!

well i woke up today and checked on my little seedys and to my amazement they all had germinated :) the root tip on 4 are around 1/4 inch long and the other one is just starting to show. I will leave them for another day and then into the jiffy pellets laid in a propagator.

honestly the feeling that hit me on seeing the root tip was one of sheer pleasure.....god knows what im goning to be like when some growth starts to show!!
 
DoeEyed

DoeEyed

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dannydj said:
thanks for the responses and tips people !!

well i woke up today and checked on my little seedys and to my amazement they all had germinated :) the root tip on 4 are around 1/4 inch long and the other one is just starting to show. I will leave them for another day and then into the jiffy pellets laid in a propagator.

honestly the feeling that hit me on seeing the root tip was one of sheer pleasure.....god knows what im goning to be like when some growth starts to show!!
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It's a great feeling, isn't it? I have a feeling you might be like some of us - hooked on growing before you even hit flowering! Welcome to the insanity.;-)
 
Brick Top

Brick Top

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bigbudmike said:
Why make it hard on yourself with all this papertowel shit! All you have to do is use some PH adjusted water and fill a non see through cup with about 2 inches of water and drop in your seeds. the seeds should float if not you might have a problem. Put in a warm dark place and wait 24 to 36 hrs. I have a 100% success rate with this type of germination. Then again I have only germinated a few dozen seeds. What do I know?
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I guess we all have our preferences and things we feel most comfortable with and believe works the best.

In my case I believe germinating right in the soil, if a soil grower, is the best way to go and then I see the paper towel method as being second best and then third best would be any and every other imaginable way to germinate beans, soaking them in water included among them.
　
But then I have only done this for 37 years now so really, what do I know?
 
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dannydj

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cheers fellas - i guess like most things in life there are more ways than one.

placed the seeds with root tip into the jiffy pots and placed into a propagator. the propagator is placed under a 16w 3400k kitchen work top light, which is 8" from the top of the propagator. The room temp is 70f / humidity 60%

at this stage is 24 hours of light required or is 18hrs sufficient ??

is the light powerful enough ?? as i could place it under 2 16w 3400k??

according to mr cervantes bible 'seeds usually need only one initial watering when under a humidity tent' but i was under the impression that it need a light mist daily ??

when spraying a light mist - is this directed to the top of the soil ??
 
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dannydj

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dannydj said:
cheers fellas - i guess like most things in life there are more ways than one.

placed the seeds with root tip into the jiffy pots and placed into a propagator. the propagator is placed under a 16w 3400k kitchen work top light, which is 8" from the top of the propagator. The room temp is 70f / humidity 60%

at this stage is 24 hours of light required or is 18hrs sufficient ??

is the light powerful enough ?? as i could place it under 2 16w 3400k??

according to mr cervantes bible 'seeds usually need only one initial watering when under a humidity tent' but i was under the impression that it need a light mist daily ??

when spraying a light mist - is this directed to the top of the soil ??
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anyone ?? :)
 
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