Help With Germination

xeningti

xeningti

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  • Hey guys its been a long time since iv posted but im starting a new grow!
    Slight problem, iv allwats germed by placing seeds between moist paper towels on a saucer, covered with a bowl and left in my boiler cupboard and every single time every seed has germed excellently! however this time something wierd is happened....

    All seeds have split (besides one) and i can see the tap root showing, iv kept paper moist and temperature constant but for the last two days there hasnt been any progress all i can see if the white bit of the root but its yet to emerge... Have i killed the seeds? or have they just lost the will to start thier lives?

    Any help would be greatley appreciated.

    P.s a few of the seeds have changed color (gonae a little bit darker, they used 2 be brownish) and one of the seeds, through the crack i can see a greenish sort of inner skin, both seeds are now in soil and i jus want to know if they will grow?

    Get back soon please guys appreciated!​


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asdewqasdfgh

asdewqasdfgh

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well as soon as you see the taproot then throw her in the soil. if the root isnt very long then just make sure you dont cover it with too much soil.
 
xeningti

xeningti

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yea one of them i can see the root but its been like that for ages i check them in the soil every 12 hours for progress but nothing and th eother seed all i can see is this green stuff..
 
massah

massah

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xeningti said:

  • Hey guys its been a long time since iv posted but im starting a new grow!
    Slight problem, iv allwats germed by placing seeds between moist paper towels on a saucer, covered with a bowl and left in my boiler cupboard and every single time every seed has germed excellently! however this time something wierd is happened....

    All seeds have split (besides one) and i can see the tap root showing, iv kept paper moist and temperature constant but for the last two days there hasnt been any progress all i can see if the white bit of the root but its yet to emerge... Have i killed the seeds? or have they just lost the will to start thier lives?

    Any help would be greatley appreciated.

    P.s a few of the seeds have changed color (gonae a little bit darker, they used 2 be brownish) and one of the seeds, through the crack i can see a greenish sort of inner skin, both seeds are now in soil and i jus want to know if they will grow?

    Get back soon please guys appreciated!​


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Sounds like a possible batch of bum seeds...all seeds i've ever germinated that cracked and started poking out within a day has a 1" long root sticking outside it...I just germinated like 12 seeds a couple days ago put in a shot glass with water for a day, poked em and they dropped to the bottom(meaning they sucked up the water they needed to germinate)...transfered to paper towels in a ziplock bag and stuck it on top of my computers power supply...next day 3 of them had 1" long tap roots, and 4 others had the nub showing...planted the 3...next day all 4 had 1" taps and 3 more had nubs...next day those 3 had 1" long taps...2 remain uncracked and sitting in the bag, but I don't care anymore about those ones as I have plenty of seedlings going now as 5 of them have already poked out of the peat pucks...these are seeds I made and I know I have shittons that are immature mixed in with the mature...so I try and germinate extras just in case :D
 
fir3dragon

fir3dragon

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xeningti said:
yea one of them i can see the root but its been like that for ages i check them in the soil every 12 hours for progress but nothing and th eother seed all i can see is this green stuff..
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i would only check once a day.. it seems your over checking them they will be fine.
 
asdewqasdfgh

asdewqasdfgh

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well try this method next time to be sure they germinate (unless the seeds are duds): find a solid colored cup or container and fill it with water. plop the seeds in the cup and cover it. then after 24 hours the seeds should have sunken from absorbing a lot of water. then take them out and do the paper towel method as normal. that softens up the seed and makes it easier for it to crack! :>)
 
xeningti

xeningti

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yea that seems to be the method of choice these days its just the method i use has always worked for me i just hope these little seeds will pop up im still confused about the greenish thing on one of the seeds though
 
Phate

Phate

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keep us posted, im curious. I use basically the same method (paper towel in a tupperware on top of fridge) and seeds always either pop or never do, mostly they pop. Never had the just crack and stay inside and a "greenish" color is never good unless its plant growth.. Sounds like a bad batch of seeds but either way keep us posted. New info to post in our knowledge banks. Thanks and good luck.

oh and when they do crack I usually check every 12 hours as well and always see VISIBLE growth... my aim is about 1/2" of taproot and they grow >1/4inch per six hours so I always check them and no harm.
 
scroglodyte

scroglodyte

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once more........water and a drop of kelp liquid in a pill bottle. when seeds have sank, plant in peat. i like a 2" peat pot. once tap-root shows through bottom, replant to 6" pot. if it doesn't rear its head through the soil......that's Darwin at work. i don't want any punk-ass seedlings in my box....lol.
 
xeningti

xeningti

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scroglodyte said:
once more........water and a drop of kelp liquid in a pill bottle. when seeds have sank, plant in peat. i like a 2" peat pot. once tap-root shows through bottom, replant to 6" pot. if it doesn't rear its head through the soil......that's Darwin at work. i don't want any punk-ass seedlings in my box....lol.
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Yea i know this for next time buddy im more concerned about the present situation of the current seeds but will bear this in mind
 
massah

massah

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asdewqasdfgh said:
well try this method next time to be sure they germinate (unless the seeds are duds): find a solid colored cup or container and fill it with water. plop the seeds in the cup and cover it. then after 24 hours the seeds should have sunken from absorbing a lot of water. then take them out and do the paper towel method as normal. that softens up the seed and makes it easier for it to crack! :>)
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I don't even use a light locked cup..I use a clear shot glass...sit it on the back of my fridge up against the wall so the heat from the back of it keeps it warm...
 
xeningti

xeningti

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I leave mines on top of my combi boiler, the heat from that is gentle and constant temperature sits around 25-28C permenantly its perfect and its a dark cupboard aswell! jus a bit concerned will be checking soon though:D
 
xeningti

xeningti

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Still no progress seeds dont look unhealthy have no put them back in the boiler cupboard in paper towel method for the rest of the evening to ecourage them
 
RangerJ

RangerJ

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I Planted mine as soon as I saw the tap root and never checked them...been 3 days...when should it break the soil???



Sorry for the thread jack man
 
xeningti

xeningti

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i wouldnt disturb them buddy, give at least another week to ten days if no sign then yea clear some soil and check, try not to handle them so much, my problem was the tap root never came out... hope all goes well bro
peace
 
MrGhettoGrower

MrGhettoGrower

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You plant the tap root down when it's about 1/2" long is ideal this helps it to have something to take root the shorter it is the longer it takea to take root the longer the tap root the easier and faster it will take off but the longer the tap root is the more chance it'll get tangled up or broken. Put'em in the 18 oz cup with the tap root down and the top of the seed even with the top of the dirt cover with plastic and rubber band for 1 day and they should pop up over night if you have them under lights then you just help the shells off with tweezers or whatever.Picture 180.jpg
 
BullwinkleOG

BullwinkleOG

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I've always been able to germ seeds just placing them between moist paper towels and in a closed drawer. They never took longer than 4 days to be ready to transplant. I have had seeds germ between paper towels until the cotydelons or however you spell it get pretty big, and the root starts to split and dig into the towel, I wouldn't recommend waiting to that point though. If it hasn't gone anywhere in 5 days I would consider it a dud
 
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