Useful Seeds

Krippie94

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Just recently got turned on to Useful. Getting excited about some MIDWEST GREEN BUD!!!
It sounds like MICHIGAN might be throwin' out some FIRE. Look out, make some room!!! make some room!!! LOL.
And the way things are going Illinois and Missouri might have some FIRE too...via me! via you. hahaha!
it's all good. I really enjoy the fellowship of like minded folk.
 

Schwaggy P

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When I ordered my Bag of Oranges the other day, I thought I would get these as freebies. I didn’t, how did you get yours?
Also I soaked 3 BOOs and placed them in rapid rooters, like I always do. No sign of popping after 5 days...
Have you tried manually cracking the BOO seeds? I've had tough shelled seeds that don't do much after a couple days respond overnight after manually cracking them.
 

Schwaggy P

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No, I have never heard of such a thing! How do you do it?
The first way is to use your fingers to slowly clamp down on the seed until you hear a pop. The seam of the seed should run along the length of your fingers. Your finger pads will allow for some cushion while clamping down. Once you hear the pop, proceed with your usual germ procedure. If the seed is being stubborn, try the next way to crack it.
fingercrack.jpg

The other way is to use needle nose pliers. If you worry about crushing the seed, you can wedge some cotton or other soft substance to limit a full closure of the pliers. Slowly clamping down will give you the same "pop" noise. Just go slowly and you'll hear the crack without crushing the seed.
plier crack.jpg
While this can't guarantee successful germination every single time, it has saved many seeds that would've just been tossed.
 
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Baja.Beaches

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When I ordered my Bag of Oranges the other day, I thought I would get these as freebies. I didn’t, how did you get yours?
Also I soaked 3 BOOs and placed them in rapid rooters, like I always do. No sign of popping after 5 days...
My BOO's were super slow too for some reason, I only germinated 4 but they were way behind the Apollo 11 & Banana Kush & others. 1 never did crack. I tried the manual crack a couple days ago like @Schwaggy P, still no luck. That single seed is still soaking but it has been 9 days. Guess I am stubborn.

On the other hand 2 of those BOO's are up & looking healthy.
 

althor

Well-Known Member
The first way is to use your fingers to slowly clamp down on the seed until you hear a pop. The seam of the seed should run along the length of your fingers. Your finger pads will allow for some cushion while clamping down. Once you hear the pop, proceed with your usual germ procedure. If the seed is being stubborn, try the next way to crack it.
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The other way is to use needle nose pliers. If you worry about crushing the seed, you can wedge some cotton or other soft substance to limit a full closure of the pliers. Slowly clamping down will give you the same "pop" noise. Just go slowly and you'll hear the crack without crushing the seed.
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While this can't guarantee successful germination every single time, it has saved many seeds that would've just been tossed.
I have tried to crack a seed that wasn't opening 50 or so times and so far I am 0-50. I wish I could do that.
 

natureboygrower

Well-Known Member
Have you tried manually cracking the BOO seeds? I've had tough shelled seeds that don't do much after a couple days respond overnight after manually cracking them.
When I ordered my Bag of Oranges the other day, I thought I would get these as freebies. I didn’t, how did you get yours?
Also I soaked 3 BOOs and placed them in rapid rooters, like I always do. No sign of popping after 5 days...
I started 2 boo and 2 bb.The first bb cracked about 3 days in and after another day I did what Schwaggy suggested(tried for the first time) and overnight the boo had a tail(4-5 days after placed in paper towels)Took another couple days and the second bb did too(planted in soil yesterday,so 8-9 days after first placed in paper towels)unfortunately due to it being my first attempt at manually cracking the seeds,i damaged the 2nd boo.I still have hope for it,still in a paper towel.Both super nice and healthy looking seeds,I just think they are really hard.
 
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