You don't need to feed seedlings for at least a week. As for moisture in the soil, yes...keep the soil wet but not soppy wet. They don't need to go into the dark. Just mimic nature and you will be fine.
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i wanted to ask-my seeds have been over a week in a moist towel paper and still nuthing-can i now take them and put them straight into soil and have some sucsess rate??????They'll do fine. The fresher the seeds the better and just don't bury them too deep...about a quarter inch and don't pack the soil on top of them.
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\here is the pics of the gear i use.
one shows the cheap plastic prop with the clear lid(humidity dome).
one shows a dry jiffys and shows how they fit in the prop nicely(room for 20 jiffys).
the pic of the swollen jiffy shows you how i prep them soak them in warm water untill fully soaked then just squeeze the excess water out and shape it how it looks in the pic.
and one pic just shows what kind of weight you want the jiffy to be once prepped.
if i am planting maybe 10 seeds then i will weigh each jiffy to 38g to give consistency with the moisture level you can give them a light misting of water after 12 hrs and that will do untill they sprout.
once this is done just make a small 5mm deep hole in the top of your prepped jiffys and just simply drop the seeds in there holes straight out the packet cover them slightly with some peat from the jiffy put them in the prop put the lid on and keep in a drawer in TOTAL DARKNESS make sure the temps are 21-23* and you are most definately going to get 100% germ rate within 70-85 hrs.
i have done over 60+ seeds for various people just to get their sprouts started and never had one not sprout.as soon as you see the peat cracking at the top of the pellet and life coming(any whiteness from the embrio/seed)then remove them from the dark and start your 18/6. NO LIGHT UNTILL THEN ONLY A QUICK CHECK ON PROGRESS.
i may do 6 seeds shortly for a friend and when i do i will show you the sprout as it cracks the jiffy surface.
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(this info is from and earlier thread were i was explaining to someone how i germinate my seeds in to sprouts).
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LUDA.
well its not the first post. but ludacris what do you think about this.that same page says, "
Please use high quality soil or rockwool starter cubes for germinating seeds. Do not use jiffys/peat pellets/rooter plugs: the acidic pH of pure peat can inhibit germination of cannabis seeds. "
but so far i've got 100% germination
I think the paper towel method is just good so you can see which ones are actually popping and not have to plant no-good seeds.
True, but the next post says the following:
The crucial point of this thread is not to stress seedlings unnecessarily by germinating them in one medium (i.e., paper towel, albeit not a grow "medium") and then transplant them into another medium, thereby needing to handle those oh-so-sensitive taproots.
it works fine just get them to sprout in the jiffys and a propogator and then transplant the jiffy/s in to your pots and medium.
when germinating with rockwool cubes, do you still keep them in total darkness till they sprout, or should I have some lights on them to help?it works fine just get them to sprout in the jiffys and a propogator and then transplant the jiffy/s in to your pots and medium.
and no need for distilled water i just use bottled mineral/spring water throughout my whole grow.
i have never had a seed that does not sprout the way i germ but maybe its just luck or something i am doing right.
anyway good luck.
LUDA.
sorry i have never used rockwool cubes but i am quite sure it will be same process as to using jiffys.
right on. thanks Ludasorry i have never used rockwool cubes but i am quite sure it will be same process as to using jiffys.
(dark untill sprout).
LUDA.
Thanks man, Do I need light right now or what? Sort of confused by this part. I had them in the dark all night, misted the top this am and put them back in the dark. When do I introduce light? I am going to go 12/12 for a small grow you see. Just want to know when that starts. I assume when they pop is when I start that schedule as I assume that is when photosynthesis begins?
I only have them under 4 cfl atm, 5500k. Roughly 3-4 inches above and to the sides. That should be safe I am hoping, and I am sticking with 12/12 regardless.I think it isn't going to be long till they sprout and unless you have them in TOTAL darkness, the ambient light will be enough till they sprout. Then you can apply your lights, but be careful since seedlings aren't engineered for searing light bulbs...
