seedlings in rockwool

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timmybro

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Hello everyone

I put very carefully 3 germinated seeds in rockwool I soaked for 24 hours in ph 5.5 water... I put them under 3 clf lights and kept my temps between 23 to 25 degrees Celsius the rockwool has not dried.. It's been 3 days and nothing has happened!! I'm trying
not to be impatient but I
was wondering if I was
doing something wrong...
 
Walter9999

Walter9999

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Don't goof around with them...let them do their thing...you can't help now but you can harm now...g/l
 
DeeTee

DeeTee

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Although I don't pre germinate my seeds I usually make a small hole in the cube, place my seed and cover with a little soil, ( you didn't mentioned if you do or don't) that way the sprout only has to push through the soil rather than rockwool which can make it tough for the sprout, hope this helps, but as mentioned, you have to be patient, they will pop out eventually.
 
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bertaluchi

bertaluchi

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I have had some seeds that took almost 2 weeks to pop out of rockwool. I do love the medium though. It is what I have used for years and I have a great germination rate. Have patience. I poke a hole in my cubes with a toothpick and use the end to cover up the seed with a bit of the rockwool.
 
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ranu2222

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Had the same problem with my patience. So, I bought a humidity dome, heating pad, and waited 2 more days and
 
Flagg420

Flagg420

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Walter9999 said:
In the second post he said he didn't squeeze them...English is probably not their 1st language
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No, his post was edited afterward, admitting to ones own mistakes is apparently over rated it seems... He stated specifically that he squeezed the extra water out, or it wouldn't have been brought up.
 
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timmybro

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Flagg420 said:
No, his post was edited afterward, admitting to ones own mistakes is apparently over rated it seems... He stated specifically that he squeezed the extra water out, or it wouldn't have been brought up.
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I said I DIDN'T SQUEEZE them I shook them twice so learn to read
 
Flagg420

Flagg420

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Don't edit your post, and then tell others to "Learn to read" its not my fault I called you out before you changed what you said. You could have corrected yourself in a follow up post, but didn't, instead chose to re-write your post, and make me out to be the fool.
 
Flagg420

Flagg420

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Once... again... and read it slowly so it sinks in.

I did read it properly.

You did not leave it as you originally wrote it.

Maybe write it properly the first time, and avoid this whole issue? I'm sorry if you originally said (or did) something stupid, we all do it. But no matter how many times you tell me to read it properly, I can't, you deleted it, and rewrote it. My fault for not using the quote button, so you couldn't play this card...
 
Dr New New

Dr New New

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Uhhh ok well I didn't read everyone elses answers but i had a problem like this once. Believe it or not the seed popped it just was set in sideways and was trying to grow out the side. A simple set of tweezers and some moving around it was right as new. Plus stop using rockwool. Use those brown circular thingies lol uhhh what are they called!
 
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