so i germinated around 20 seeds in a paper towle and everything went great. I let the little green thing grow to be about quarter of an inch then i planted it about 1/4 of an inch into my soil mixture (55% soil, 40% Peat, 5% Fertalizer). Its been about 3 days now and there is no sign of anything so i desided to dig up one seed. The green thing hadnt grown at all! so i dont know what to do. i am keeping the soil under to CFLS's= 200watts. What am i doing wrong? this is extremely frustrating. luckily i have alot more seeds so if i did something really wrong i can start completely over. Please i need ur guys help (and i already searched for similar issues and didnt find any). So what am i doing wrong??
Germination Issues (yes i have already searched)
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LysergicBuds420
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i always let my seeds germinate completely in a paper towel.. though contrary to popular methods. but i get 100% sprouting from all planted. maybe not soo much peat?
Vancouver420
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you dont need to put lights on when plant is still under the ground and i would just keep it moist with a mister for a few more days and maybe start up a few more using a different method, i personally use the paper towel and the water in a cup technique i use each for 1 day and i have about 100% success
LysergicBuds420
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i let them get quite long, they lose there seed casing on there own then i plant. works everytime.
GrnMan
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Once they look like this:
It should take about 3 days or so for them to get like this. Stick them about 5 cm into the soil. Poke a hole in the soil with a pencil or something, then stick them in the hole and cover. I've just started mine as well. It took about 4 days or so I believe, for them to come up out the soil.
" I let the little green thing grow to be about quarter of an inch then i planted it about 1/4 of an inch into my soil mixture"
Little green thing? You talking about the sprout? Have patience...
Also, maybe try a mixture like this on your next run:
60 percent soil
15 percent perlite
10 percent building sand/masonry
10 percent worm casting
5 percent pre-mix
Is this for sure?
I've always used my lights, and they've worked great for me, i try not to mess with what already works.
I figure you plant something, it needs light regardless of what stage of life it's at. from seed to harvest, IMO.
Vancouver420
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Well i started 14 plants last week and i kept them in a dark area until they were about 1/4" tall and they sure look good now, i just checked them about once a day and it only took them about 2 days for pretty much all of them to sprout and open nicely.
good luck
good luck
tehdansauce
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with whatever container i used for the seedling i always make sure to cover it with saran wrap or like someone already said, mist regularly. That humidity is key.
SWAT Slash
Active Member
It looks like they might be in too wet of soil.
K so i have been germinating some seeds through the paper towel meathod and here are the results so far:
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(sorry about the clarity of the photos)
Do you think they are ready to be planted?? when u say i am overwatering, i read that u should have the soil really moist when first planting seeds. Is that not true?? also when i plant them should i keep part of it above soil?? if i wanted to germinate in the paper towel until the seed falls off how long will that usually take?? thanks for the help guys.
Shot with OpenDNS at 2008-03-16
Shot with OpenDNS at 2008-03-16
Shot with OpenDNS at 2008-03-16
Shot with OpenDNS at 2008-03-16
(sorry about the clarity of the photos)
Do you think they are ready to be planted?? when u say i am overwatering, i read that u should have the soil really moist when first planting seeds. Is that not true?? also when i plant them should i keep part of it above soil?? if i wanted to germinate in the paper towel until the seed falls off how long will that usually take?? thanks for the help guys.
GanjaPrincess
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Haha, no doubt. i planted mine when they looked like that, and now i have 3 lovely sprouts. i germed 5, and 4 of them took off, planted them, and 3 survived and are now looking nice and healthy. Plant the taproot down and cover the whole seed with soil. That's what i did, and it worked for me.