I need help with sprouting, none of my germinated seeds are sprouting! PLEASE HELP?

newbdude

Member
So I had about 5-10 seeds and I placed 2 or 3 into a shot glass full with distilled water (just to start out and see if they would grow) (let tap water distill for 1 day before placing seeds in shot glass), the next day I placed the shot glass full of seeds in a dark closet for 1 day, let them absorb water, and when I went to check on the seeds, they all absorbed water and were at the bottom of the shot glass. So, I placed each seed in their own pot of potting soil (each seed less than an inch into the soil) watered the pots thoroughly with distilled water, set the pots outside in a very sunny area, covering one of them with a clear plastic wrap (for humidity and moisture) and let the other two sit without any covering on them. I went on with my business and kept checking the pots to see when they were dry and watered them with distilled water once again, and repeated this process over and over, and NONE of the seeds had any sprouts. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong? I even dug them up after 2 weeks and have them placed in a wet paper towel in a baggie taped to my window, hoping that they will sprout this way. The seeds were not burnt or damaged in any way. I would appreciate any help with this problem and any tips anyone might have for me to try.

Thanks a lot, -newbdude :peace:
 

newbieharvester

New Member
6-12hrs in the glass (even shorter, its just to trigger their will of life, like a CPR, I never leave them more than one our if they hit bottom of the glass), then put them on cotton, damp not soaked in a light and airtight box/container (tupperware will do fine), check on them once in a while (1-3 times a day will be fine if you are anxious as we all are ;) ). In 48hrs they normally sprout, if not keep them another 48 in same conditions. After that throw them away, they´re dead....

Some say rockwool, some papertowels, toweld, directly in soil and so on.... Cotton gives me near to 100% germination, and can be planted directly in the soil since it is organic. Since you put them in soil, it is very, but very important that you keep the the upper inch of the soil hunmid!!! BUT VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!

Hope it helped, and good luck with the ones already planted.
 
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