The clam method,seeds germination

GreatwhiteNorth said:

Just trying to give them every chance at a good start.
Good seeds cost wayyyy too much to drop them into soil that may have a dry spot that they don't have enough moisture to germ in.

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No germ problems for me with expensive seeds, presoak soil, drop seed, done, 100% success rate for me

GreatwhiteNorth said:

Just trying to give them every chance at a good start.
Good seeds cost wayyyy too much to drop them into soil that may have a dry spot that they don't have enough moisture to germ in.

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Mother nature leaves too much to chance, and she acts on a much larger scale.. dropping tens of thousands of seeds and not playing favorites. I have to pay the bills, and don't have mother nature's seed supply..

kindasobr said:

Haven't tried scuffing yet.. meant to last time, but forgot. Any tips / suggestions?

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I play steel tip darts & always have a bit of 400 grit sandpaper around for sharpening.
I simply drop the seeds on the sandpaper & with my palm gently roll them around for a couple of seconds.
They look a bit less "glossy/shiny" is all.

GreatwhiteNorth said:

I play steel tip darts & always have a bit of 400 grit sandpaper around for sharpening.
I simply drop the seeds on the sandpaper & with my palm gently roll them around for a couple of seconds.
They look a bit less "glossy/shiny" is all.

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Funny how you start connecting all your other hobbies and interests to how it can support your grow..
Thanks for the tip! I'll try to remember that for next time.. I've got plenty of sandpaper around here

tyke1973 said:

I have just set 3 seed's going these are regular seed's and to be honest i have worked with this strain and seed company before so i know the seed's are pretty much near all ways good,i'm wanting 1 female out of these,But if the seed do produce a male,i will be happy with that too,because i'm wanting to get this strain into a plant i'm working on at the minute.

I have posted this thread because there seem's to be a lot asking how to germinate seed's,this is how i do it and i have great success doing it this way,the clam method.


Hope that this help's any one new to growing seed;s,just don't rush them i don't even look at them for 2 days after that i check them first thing in the morning,I keep them in the living room,or any where that is warm,not hot,bottom of a grow room is perfect,if your temps are ok,


Watch out for the step by step cloning i will be doing in a week or so,Hoping that if just one person new to growing get's any thing from these then i will be happy knowing that one more grower means more cannabis,so get some beans ordered and get growing

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jha bless,peace tyke

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Hey rastaman, why don't ya just plant the seeds in the soil like Jah intended. Why with all of the fuss?

at 10$ a seed i will play god, and improve their chances

GreatwhiteNorth said:

I play steel tip darts & always have a bit of 400 grit sandpaper around for sharpening.
I simply drop the seeds on the sandpaper & with my palm gently roll them around for a couple of seconds.
They look a bit less "glossy/shiny" is all.

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I use grout for sharpening like I'm making a shank in the bin.. You're making me feel uncivilized!

I'm guessing by your apparent stature you throw 1500 grams ? Always had an affinity for 20s

Velvet Elvis said:

at 10$ a seed i will play god, and improve their chances

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no kidding.. especially after I gotta wait for 'em too.. that's sometimes worse than the bill..
where's my stuff?????

Indagrow said:

I use grout for sharpening like I'm making a shank in the bin.. You're making me feel uncivilized!

I'm guessing by your apparent stature you throw 1500 grams ? Always had an affinity for 20s

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I've got an ass load of darts just because I've been throwing for 20+ years, my current work horses are a set of Black widow's that come in @ 23.5 gm and a set of Unicorn (Phil Taylor specials) that go 27.5 gm (weighed with legs & flights).

grind that toothbrush shiv!

kindasobr said:

I have not noticed that, but now that you mention it, I'll be watching for it...
not trying to discredit, but when you're watching for this, how stoned are you?

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I like to keep a close eye on things when your looking for the rite strain then your eyes tell you a lot observation is good when working with seeds as in the grow itself And I am always stoned bro and always looking see for yourself next time you do a few

Yoda old school said:

I like to keep a close eye on things when your looking for the rite strain then your eyes tell you a lot observation is good when working with seeds as in the grow itself And I am always stoned bro and always looking see for yourself next time you do a few

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Hell yeah!!! I note everything I observe when working in on or around the garden.. if there's something to be learned, I hope to catch it before I have to come running to RIU asking stupid noob questions.

kindasobr said:

they're not necessary.. unless you want to over-complicate and thereby decrease your chances for success..

Haven't tried scuffing yet.. meant to last time, but forgot. Any tips / suggestions?

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Easy tape sandpaper and a seed.
Roll the fine grit sandpaper (im sure we all know how to roll lol) into a tube and tape inside out, put in seed and shake it up baby!

CC Dobbs said:

Hey rastaman, why don't ya just plant the seeds in the soil like Jah intended. Why with all of the fuss?

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Because don datta,i like to know that the tail tap roots are nice and white,and if they are not i ditch them,like i said before or give them away to friend's or friend's of friend's ,This year i am going to do one grow 25 plants in a room that i normally do 2 in and get 2 lb dry from them after curing.

But after a a lot of talk between me and friends we have decided that its time to give a few of the seeds away once the last two have been added to the strain we been working on some time now it throw's a lb every grow in our room's.

I even added a extra plant that had a bit of thing's going on i did not like the smoke was un real,we got 4 and 1/2 oz from a plant that was 6 " tall,i have done the same again this time, this time i have done one plant in a room that i have done,20 in but flowered small but not for a while,now its all about flowering at 2/12/3 foot and just doing 2 plants per 600hps light these have thrown a min,of a lb per plant for the last 3 grow's not including the extra that gave me the 4 and 1/2 cured dry bud,

So i will get to the point after christmas i will be selecting a few growers to do,the strain i have put pure love into and you will love it that is for sure,

First to get the split and get good tap root are normally the front runners pretty much like clone's the first to root are normally the best line

Also any one please help me get any blue dream or head band regular seeds,i can either pay or swop for shit load of good femanized seeds all from good seed company's i just donot really like doing em but have put a amnesia original in and a head band 888 femanized but would love any breeders that can help a follow grower out