Proper Way to Germinate?

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GStoke8

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Hey Roll It Up!
Im planning on growing my first couple of plants and wanted to make sure i germinated the seeds correctly when i do.
Ive seen the two ways to germinate em, which is just placing them in a small cup with distilled water in it and then waiting the usual time and then what seems to be the correct way, placing them in a wet paper towel until they germinate. Im feeling like the paper towel is the right way, but just wanted to make sure. Doesnt just putting them in water drown the seed right?
 
yuri orlov

yuri orlov

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no put the seeds in water for 24 hours then in a wet paper towel and put like a bowl or somthin over to keep moist
 
dgafaboutanyone

dgafaboutanyone

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i always soak the paper towle then place the seed in the center fold over
a few times place in a zip lock bag and place over something warm and dark
and youll be fine mine sprout anywere from 15-24 hours
good luck
 
growwwww

growwwww

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put the seed in distilled water for 12-24 hours if u want 12 hours before u go to bed then do this When u wake up, or 24 hours the seeds might actually germ anyway but then just put the seed straight into the watered soil cover the soil with cling film and just wait, when it breaks through take the cling film off. that seems to work.
 
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GStoke8

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growww your saying to soil even before it sprouts?

im thinking ill just try the water then paper towel and then just paper towel. these are just some bagseeds so im not to concerned just testing it out.
 
Sage1

Sage1

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put the seeds in a wet paper towel in a paper plate and then put another plate upside down on top of that to create a sort of dome like structure then put it in a ziplock bag and thro under tha bed or sumwhere dark. has worked for me 100% of tha time. good luck man
 
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GStoke8

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i put the seeds in a wet paper towel then a plastic bad folded and taped and put in a dark spot. this was at 11 last night so hopefully they will be germinating in not to long. there arent any problems if i check up on it every to often or is that kinda disturbing or bothersome to it?
 
mattykyp

mattykyp

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I use a video case... place the seeds between 2 layers of wet paper towel. Its always worked for me!
 
awry

awry

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what i do is soak 6 hours in distilled water n plant in moist/wet soil.. keep em in dark and warm place at like 80 degrees and they should be up within like 2-3 days...

how its always worked for me
 
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GStoke8

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should i be worrying if the seeds havent germinated yet? i have some in just a cup of water and some in a paper towel wrapped up and in a dark place. its been abt 25 hours now

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man am i high

:joint:
 
BigBudBalls

BigBudBalls

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Just put them in soil/peat pots etc. Handling a cracked seed as a newbie is asking for trouble. Germ'ing is over rated.

GStoke8 said:
Hey Roll It Up!
Im planning on growing my first couple of plants and wanted to make sure i germinated the seeds correctly when i do.
Ive seen the two ways to germinate em, which is just placing them in a small cup with distilled water in it and then waiting the usual time and then what seems to be the correct way, placing them in a wet paper towel until they germinate. Im feeling like the paper towel is the right way, but just wanted to make sure. Doesnt just putting them in water drown the seed right?
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GStoke8

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True that BigBudBalls. btw i love the name. makes me chuckle for some reason

what if i cant get the temp to 90, but can they still sprout in around about lets say 74?
 
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OrygunGreen

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just a thought i tried to germ some seeds a few weeks ago dont put em were mice are lol mine just germed in a drawer and i was about to put em in jiffy pots and when i checked em the mice had wiped me out wich is a good topic for another thread mice and grow area I live on a farm and mice are just a Fact life here u gotta deal with em.
I like the video case idea btw might work for the mice problem and keep em moist as well
 
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