Do I need distilled water to germinate seeds

[lusidghost]

Where's the food?

 

[lusidghost]

I still use the paper towel method and can say that I only screwed it up once. It was the very first time and I damaged it a week after it was transplanted in soil. So, it wasn't the transplanting, it was me being clumsy and knocking it over. Hasn't failed me yet.

One thing I haven't considered until now is you don't need to rush with plugs. The seedling can grow for over a week without needing to be transplanted. With the paper towel method you have to transplant them in a day or so of sprouting or it will grow into the paper towel and intertwine with other roots and be a clingy tangled mess.

 

[bk78]

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Dog food?

 

[xtsho]

I usually don't weigh it, but a considerable amount. I'll usually drink a carton every two days or so I think. Also they are sold out a lot of the time and don't expire for like 2 months, so I stock up to put my worries to rest.

Damn. I'd be writhing in pain from extreme gastrointestinal distress if I drank that much milk. Milk and I don't get along. I do indulge in a bowl of ice cream from time to time knowing full well the consequences. It really sucks so I tend to stay with sorbets for a frozen treat.

 

[curious2garden]

When you're new, starting new seeds can be intimidating to a degree and a lot of people forget that as they grow for a number of years. Having the seed in a towel let's you see that there's something going on and it makes you feel better I think. Getting Solo cups full of moist soil and just poking holes in the bottom should be as much as work as it takes for fresh seeds.
I do a 12 hour peroxide soak on my old seeds that have been in the freezer for years with a recipe I got from Rurumo on here and it seems to help but I haven't done any real testing on it. I use 30 ml of hydrogen peroxide and 500 ml of water and soak for 12 hours at most. Then I just plant about 1/4" deep and keep the soil moist and warm. Usually they pop in 2-3 days and if it's longer than 5, I'm going digging. I don't have the patience to wait for weak plants, I'd rather just plant another seed.

@Rurumo is brilliant you can't really go wrong listening. My offering is a little scuffing of a seed's shell does wonder for an old, less vigorous seed. I personally put my seeds directly into soil because a few studies I ran across in the 1990s discussed damping off from our fingers touching them being their greatest peril. Since I spent many years in house I am resident for staph and serratia so I touch my seedlings as little as possible.

 

[curious2garden]

Has anyone here experimented with using milk to germinate their seeds? Or maybe a plain yogurt?

@Finshaggy did that research about a decade ago! He also crossed cannabis with strawberries and legalized marihuana in Texas. He became a bitcoin bazillionaire and had restricted his couch surfing to the rich and famous eschewing his hot mom and sister's couch. Last time he was heard from...

 

[curious2garden]

Damn. I'd be writhing in pain from extreme gastrointestinal distress if I drank that much milk. Milk and I don't get along. I do indulge in a bowl of ice cream from time to time knowing full well the consequences. It really sucks so I tend to stay with sorbets for a frozen treat.

Have you tried A2 milk? With your cooking chops you could make epic ice cream if it's the A1 casein protein that was fucking with you.

 

[lusidghost]

Damn. I'd be writhing in pain from extreme gastrointestinal distress if I drank that much milk. Milk and I don't get along. I do indulge in a bowl of ice cream from time to time knowing full well the consequences. It really sucks so I tend to stay with sorbets for a frozen treat.

I have almost 100% Nordic genetics and luckily those people were late to the grains game. I've been considering investing in one of these:

Mini Milking Cows: What Are Small Breed Milk Cows? - Rural Living Today

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[J. Rocket]

I use distilled water. its prob as much a ritual or habit than anything.
btwn folded paper towel, wet not drenched, sealed container and darkness. 75-80* or so.
I go right from 1/2"-3/4" sprout to 6x block.