germinating

Hey guys, what's the best way to germinate???

With a young female who has a good body.

Actually, I have pretty good luck using bottled water to wet a hand towel, then put the seeds in, then fold over a few times. Keep it from getting too hot or cold, and in about 3 days, you will have germination if the seeds are viable.

I put my seeds in a folded wet paper towel. Put that on a plate. Stick that inside a sealable plastic bag. Set that on a heating pad in a dark area for (normally) 2 days.

best proven success rate is shot glass method
least best is right into soil http://www.weedsthatplease.com/germinating.htm
if u look in diy section here on germing guy did seeds in paper towels, soil , and shot glass
shot glass had best germ rate second was paper towel
i been using shotglass for yrs and awesome results
but i kinf of vary from method i posted i soak for day or so till see taproot then goes into paper towel found that works best then going straight from shot glass to soil
for me at least everyone got ways they like

DONNYS said:

best proven success rate is shot glass method
least best is right into soil http://www.weedsthatplease.com/germinating.htm
if u look in diy section here on germing guy did seeds in paper towels, soil , and shot glass
shot glass had best germ rate second was paper towel
i been using shotglass for yrs and awesome results
but i kinf of vary from method i posted i soak for day or so till see taproot then goes into paper towel found that works best then going straight from shot glass to soil
for me at least everyone got ways they like

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Bullshit. I only use soil and very seldom do I have seeds not germ. Just because that's how it turned out for him doesn't
mean it has been proven. Like you said, everyone has their preferred way, but one way or the other doesn't change the germination rate if you don't fuck em up.
Easiest way if you are a beginner is soil or jiffy pellets. Too many beginners screw their plants up when moving germinated seeds to soil.

bwest said:

Bullshit. I only use soil and very seldom do I have seeds not germ. Just because that's how it turned out for him doesn't
mean it has been proven. Like you said, everyone has their preferred way, but one way or the other doesn't change the germination rate if you don't fuck em up.
Easiest way if you are a beginner is soil or jiffy pellets. Too many beginners screw their plants up when moving germinated seeds to soil.

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ok...............

ProdigalSun said:

With a young female who has a good body.

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hahhaa yup.

I've popped like 6 beans out of sux just in some bottled water in a glass. Put that on top if my water heater. Usually 24 hours I get a root. I've never waited for an inch long root rather as soon as I see the seed crack open. Sometimes the root emerges long sometimes it stays in the shell. Put it in the soil as soon as they open

i've planted many thousands of seed directly into soil and very few don't germinated. i use the same method with mj seeds. less handling = less potential problems. GL

Po boy said:

i've planted many thousands of seed directly into soil and very few don't germinated. i use the same method with mj seeds. less handling = less potential problems. GL

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Exactly, I wasn't even thinkin about the garden.

Good stuff

petee0121 said:

Hey guys, what's the best way to germinate???

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As already mentioned I use the paper towel method..

i used the shot glass method until they cracked then moved into paper towel until the root got about half an inch to an inch long then put in soil... my results, good all 6 out of 6 sprouted took about 3 days those were bag seeds too! just needa hope majority of them turn out female

Bendel said:

i used the shot glass method until they cracked then moved into paper towel until the root got about half an inch to an inch long then put in soil... my results, good all 6 out of 6 sprouted took about 3 days those were bag seeds too! just needa hope majority of them turn out female

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same thing i do

Germinating for the first time I tried the paper towel method and both have germed after a coule of days...

Throw the seed in water 12-24 hours @78-80 degrees until you see this. Then carefully put in soil tap root down. Done.

Everyone has a different way, they all work.

put seed in medium (soil, rock-wool, peat plug, etc) with pointy end down......apply water..... place in dark warm environment.......wait until it sprouts......place under light source

Before you germinate your seeds you should keep them in a refrigerator at five degrees Celsius in an air tight light proof container, this helps them to break dormancy and the procedure is called stratification.

When you are about to germinate allow the seeds to warm to room temperature for ten minutes, next you need to select only the viable seeds, firstly a visual inspection of the seeds is needed, select plump seeds with good dark colour, pale green or white seeds are immature and won't germinate.

The next step is to test the seeds by pressing them firmly between your finger and thumb and roll them holding them close to your ear, if you hear them crack then discard them as they are not viable.

Now you can prepare the seeds for germinating by scuffing them with sandpaper or similar, the method I employ is to line the inside of a film canister with sandpaper and place the seeds inside then close the lid and shake hard for a few minutes, you will probably notice dust collecting in the bottom of the canister which has come from the seeds, this procedure is called scarification.

Now that your seeds have been correctly prepared for germinating you need only keep them hydrated by whichever you choose, (moist paper towel or directly in water or directly into soil) but it is important to keep a constant temperature of 26 to 27 degrees Celsius or 78 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit and keep light exposure to a minimum, absolute darkness is not necessary.

If you choose to germinate them into soil then treat them like clones and make sure the soil is moist and not soaking wet.

Depending on age and seed health you can expect to see them split open within 2 days, I have had seeds open within 12 hours using this method with seeds which are less than 12 months old.

If a seed is going to germinate, it will germinate. None of these extra steps are anything but time wasters.