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Useful Seeds · Jul 21, 2020

5life said:
Just tried it because it still hadnt popped when I woke up. Couldnt crack it my fingers without worrying i was going to crush thewhomle thing. Tried to gently crack it with my teeth and bit off a quarter of it. Two down, one more seed left to try

I have the grandchildren here with me, they are nosey....lol. Basically the seeds should get moist and sprout, some have tougher shells than others. BUT, you could have gotten a couple of duds. I do germ test everything, but if I tested all of them I wouldn't have any to share....haha.

All is not lost though, please send me a pm and I will get some replacements to you. Thank you for your support.

colocowboy · Jul 21, 2020

If I may be so bold, one of the best ways to start seeds like that to just put in the freezer the day before, it weakens the shell and causes the embryo to expand cracking the shell open (why you don’t want to store them in the freezer) and prepares them for germination. I just put them right into the medium from there but many like to watch them sprout in a wet paper towel.
Edit:FYI it’s a new moon!
Useful, what does adub look like? I recently acquired it and it seems that if it’s real it would be easy to identify as this one is unique. This has chunky elliptical stems.

BDGrows · Jul 21, 2020

5life said:
Hi everyone, I just joined rollitup. I need some help. I got a box of chocolates from useful seeds through jbc seeds. Attempting to sprout one chem D x chocolate diesel and one blueberries n chocolate. I did the wet paper towel method. The chem d sprouted in les than 36 hours and is planted and already above the surface of the dirt. The blueberries hasnt done anything and it's been five days. I started another one yesterday morning and no sign of anything in about 32 hours. Any suggestions? Am I being too impatient?

Alrighty, so this is how I do it. So first and foremost, you have to be INCREDIBLY gentle. This is more of a feel/finesse type of technique. Frist, grab yourself a sharpie...

See that little divot on the back? That's going to be your "seed holder". Next, you want to place your seed with the ridge of the seed **UP**.

See how the part of the seed closest to you (figuratively) has a more pronounced ridge whereas the back side is more rounded? The ridge is what you want facing up when you put the seed into the divot.

BDGrows · Jul 21, 2020

Put your bean in the divot, and orientate it correctly.

Place your fingers on the bean and **GENTLY** press down until you hear it or feel it pop. It will 9/10 give an audible pop so you know it's open.

That is more or less how I do it and it seems to work 90% of the time on tough beans. Give it a shot, but be gentle if you fuck up this method then there is no going back. I usually use this as a last resort when the towel method has failed and I need to go to more drastic measures to ensure the beans will pop. Let us know how it turns out!

- BD

colocowboy · Jul 21, 2020

@BDGrows that’s very clever man!! I like that!

idlewilder · Jul 21, 2020

Chip Green said:
So to be completely frank(not the name) I have extremely limited experience making seeds. I did it exactly one time, with pollen from a plant I grew, from a gifted seed, that dropped some nuts due to neglect. Haven't tried again since.
What's the way forward here for preservation purposes, with these Stardawgs? I now have 9 cubes, with wet Stardawg F3 beans(from Useful), there's no turning back!
Space, not really an issue. Open pollenation with whatever comes from the nine, in say 5 gallon pots??? Hundreds of F4s from that eh?

For pure preservation, just put them all in one tent and let nature do its thing. For a guided preservation, you can cull any weak growing plants. Just my two cents. It’s your project so do what feels right

5life · Jul 21, 2020

Useful Seeds said:
I have the grandchildren here with me, they are nosey....lol. Basically the seeds should get moist and sprout, some have tougher shells than others. BUT, you could have gotten a couple of duds. I do germ test everything, but if I tested all of them I wouldn't have any to share....haha.

All is not lost though, please send me a pm and I will get some replacements to you. Thank you for your support.

Cant figure out how to pm haha :confused:

klyphman · Jul 21, 2020

5life said:
Cant figure out how to pm haha

At the top of this webpage, look for the envelope icon. Click on it, click ‘start a new conversation’ and in the recipient line, start typing Useful, then type your message.

I hope this gets you closer.

NoMoreBottles · Jul 21, 2020

5life said:
Cant figure out how to pm haha

You need a certain number of posts before you can do that. Not exactly sure how many.

thenotsoesoteric · Jul 21, 2020

5life said:
Just tried it because it still hadnt popped when I woke up. Couldnt crack it my fingers without worrying i was going to crush thewhomle thing. Tried to gently crack it with my teeth and bit off a quarter of it. Two down, one more seed left to try

Use eyebrow twizzers to crack seeds, much easier than the mouth. Hold seed in your index and thumb so the seam is vertical then slightly apply pressure on seam with twizzers till it pops.

Works like a charm.

5life · Jul 21, 2020

thenotsoesoteric said:
Use eyebrow twizzers to crack seeds, much easier than the mouth. Hold seed in your index and thumb so the seam is vertical then slightly apply pressure on seam with twizzers till it pops.

Works like a charm.

Sounds like a great idea, thanks!

Boosky · Jul 21, 2020

Chip Green said:
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So, at loooong last, enough area will be opening up, to allow for this endeavor to begin. If I'm not mistaken, it was the second ever Useful thread seedpack giveaway that landed me these beauties. I vowed, that day, to honor the label with a preservation run.
Fuckin' full moon at dusk.
They're going in. Right meow.
9 beans. I dipped into the pack twice so far, and they got pushed out, yanked, before they even had a chance to shine, and that's flippin' bullsnot. So the remaining nine (nine times) will run. Never did a seed run like this, it's high time.

May the stars align for you my friend. Thats a good one, you might even want to save some pollen or clones of females for further breeding purposes. There's a reason Stardawg is used so often in other breeding, both males and females. I commend you for taking on the venture. Good luck!

colocowboy · Jul 22, 2020

5life said:
Cant figure out how to pm haha

You can also click a persons name and select “start a conversation”

Boosky · Jul 22, 2020

Grape Og x Chocolate Diesel is impressing me more and more, getting better with the cure. The Cure, just like heaven. Corny, I know. Two of the five are really impressive thus far, other three are getting better day by day but all five are potent thats for sure.

Palckl899014 · Jul 22, 2020

Sorry guys hope its ok to ask this here. I'm groo someone useful. Blueberries and oj its my third grow and on just one of the plants I can see fungus gnats whats my best route? If I need to ask somewhere else please let me know. Thanks

Boosky · Jul 22, 2020

I use gnatrol, diatomaceous earth and last resort azamax drench couple times. Seems to do the trick. Also have used SM-90 but I think I just like the smell of it. Lol

Palckl899014 · Jul 22, 2020

Boosky said:
I use gnatrol, diatomaceous earth and last resort azamax drench couple times. Seems to do the trick. Also have used SM-90 but I think I just like the smell of it. Lol

Thank you very much. First time having this problem. I ordered sticky traps and azamax hopefully that will do the trick.

Dumbguyneedshelp · Jul 22, 2020

I love bag of oranges.. Week 4 . unlike last time. This one is starting to fade. Actually excited hope it fades almost black/purple by the time shes done. Rookie mistake. First seen it so thought it was deficient so I fed a bit heavy. And she started to burn some tips til I realized it was the strain that was just starting to do its thing! Shes back on track tho. And sry again for the blurple pics lol

woodeye · Jul 23, 2020

Palckl899014 said:
Sorry guys hope its ok to ask this here. I'm groo someone useful. Blueberries and oj its my third grow and on just one of the plants I can see fungus gnats whats my best route? If I need to ask somewhere else please let me know. Thanks

I keep a jar of Mosquito Bits handy at all times. Whenever there is an outbreak of gnats, I mix some into the soil, as well as my watering jug. The active ingredient is Bti, ( Bacillus thuringiensis Israelensis). These are bacteria that attack gnat larvae. It may take a little longer than a chemical, but has been effective and is non-toxic. Available at amazon....

idlewilder · Jul 23, 2020

Palckl899014 said:
Sorry guys hope its ok to ask this here. I'm groo someone useful. Blueberries and oj its my third grow and on just one of the plants I can see fungus gnats whats my best route? If I need to ask somewhere else please let me know. Thanks

Try watering from the bottom only if you can. If the top layer of soil isn’t moist, they can’t successfully reproduce

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