saintmetalhead
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Anyone ever use sponge cloth or a Shamwow to germinate seeds? I'm going to try it regardless but was curious if anyone has ever done it?
Germinating medium question?
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MickFoster
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What's a Shamwow?
Is it like a chamois?
Is it like a chamois?
saintmetalhead
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pretty much the same thing yeah , i have a ton of them from making wet pallets for art/warhammer painting n such and had a weird epiphany that it might be a good idea.
JohnDee
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No, sorry...but I did want to ask you what camera you use. Pictures on your link are excellent. (looking to buy new camera)
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saintmetalhead
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You're gonna laugh but all those pictures from my journal are from my iphone 7 :O
saintmetalhead
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I was thinking more of a replacment instead of papertowl , but now you have me thinking even more..
Nizza
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Oh i thought you were asking about using it as a growing medium. I see now your talking about germinating
as kingrow suggested.. anything that will give moisture wicking to the seed.
A shamwow may be okay for this but I would be worried about the lack of oxygen from this type of material creating an anaerobic environment and promoting rot.
anaerobic = lack of oxygen
aerobic is things that thrive off oxygen
I used those blue shop towels before and the only thing i liked about them is the tap root from the seed didnt try to grow into that type of "paper" towel
I drop my seeds in water, if they sink then I transfer to regular paper towels between two plates and check it every day now. I put it in a semi warm (-~65-75f) dark area like on top of my computer. as soon as the tap root pops i put it into the soil so i am less afraid of damaging that tap root. I've broken them off before and its sad to think of what could-have-been
as kingrow suggested.. anything that will give moisture wicking to the seed.
A shamwow may be okay for this but I would be worried about the lack of oxygen from this type of material creating an anaerobic environment and promoting rot.
anaerobic = lack of oxygen
aerobic is things that thrive off oxygen
I used those blue shop towels before and the only thing i liked about them is the tap root from the seed didnt try to grow into that type of "paper" towel
I drop my seeds in water, if they sink then I transfer to regular paper towels between two plates and check it every day now. I put it in a semi warm (-~65-75f) dark area like on top of my computer. as soon as the tap root pops i put it into the soil so i am less afraid of damaging that tap root. I've broken them off before and its sad to think of what could-have-been
Father Ramirez
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Any fabric product, paper towel or shamwow (I did enjoy the ads when very stoned) provides a home for tiny root fibers to adhere if you allow them to grow more than just poking out of the seed. The subsequent removal of these from the fabric tears at microscopic newly formed roots.
Simply soak them in water, or better coconut water, until the root just pokes out. Then plant in its growing medium tip facing up.
The university of Australia determined that soaking any specie seed in a 20% solution of fresh coconut water resulted in higher germination rates. Most remarkably, plants grown from seeds germinated in coco water grew 20-25% more fruit than their pure water germinated siblings.
It really makes sense. A coconut is just a giant seed of a giant plant. It contains everything the plant needs to get started under harsh conditions.
Simply soak them in water, or better coconut water, until the root just pokes out. Then plant in its growing medium tip facing up.
The university of Australia determined that soaking any specie seed in a 20% solution of fresh coconut water resulted in higher germination rates. Most remarkably, plants grown from seeds germinated in coco water grew 20-25% more fruit than their pure water germinated siblings.
It really makes sense. A coconut is just a giant seed of a giant plant. It contains everything the plant needs to get started under harsh conditions.
saintmetalhead
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Interesting read! thanks for that information ! coconut water eh...
saintmetalhead
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Well after about 8 hours of soaking in water/sponge cloth this black dreams seed is taking ! Gotta catch it quick and throw it in the grow medium don’t want it developing too much in the cloth but it worked really fast compared to paper towel and I didn’t have to refill the water.
That’s cool info about the coconut water