How long?

Ok, I soak my seeds in a 25% Humic Acid Solution over night, then plant directly into the media in the final pot that they will grow in. That said, and Using that method, How long would you wait on a seed to break the surface of the soil before you give up and call that seed a Dud? Lots of conflicting Info on google on how long it can take Max for a see to break the surface, they were only planted between 1/4 and 1/8 inch deep.

Like google says anywhere from 4 days to 14 days depending on what you look at. So just unsure how long to give it before I throw in the towel on the two that are not sprouted yet?

personally Id give up after a week.
I like the soak paper towel method for this very reason you know before they go in the media.

panda13 said:

personally Id give up after a week.
I like the soak paper towel method for this very reason you know before they go in the media.

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Never had much luck with the paper towel method personally, at least on other seeds to be honest. The ones that i did get a root from that way ususally ended up breaking trying to get the seed off the paper towel.

honestly im not sure how thats possible . do you have lobster claws for hands ?

panda13 said:

honestly im not sure how thats possible . do you have lobster claws for hands ?

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nah but the roots tended to grow into the paper towel. Mind you this was tomato and Pepper seeds, not cannabis.

cannabis seeds in my experience usually open between 24-36 hours in wet towel. some people wait longer but i stick em in the coco as soon as I see em open. couple days later they'll be breaking ground.

IndooorGardnerOhio said:

nah but the roots tended to grow into the paper towel. Mind you this was tomato and Pepper seeds, not cannabis.

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Make sure you use single-ply cheapass paper towels. Good multi-ply towels have woven fibers the taproot can potentially grow into if you don't yank them soon enough.

ec121 said:

Make sure you use single-ply cheapass paper towels. Good multi-ply towels have woven fibers the taproot can potentially grow into if you don't yank them soon enough.

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Well shit that would be the problem then we use Bounty lol

ec121 said:

Make sure you use single-ply cheapass paper towels. Good multi-ply towels have woven fibers the taproot can potentially grow into if you don't yank them soon enough.

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Hey bro, what is the longest you had one go before it sprouted?

IndooorGardnerOhio said:

Hey bro, what is the longest you had one go before it sprouted?

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I don't plant until a taproot sprouts inside a towel. Longest I've gone for that to happen is 36 hours, but I buy my seeds direct from the breeder and they're very viable. I think if you're using the shot glass method, you should soak until the seed cracks before planting.

In this situation here and taking into consideration your limited amount of seeds, I'd wait at least two weeks while starting a new one after a week.

ec121 said:

I don't plant until a taproot sprouts inside a towel. Longest I've gone for that to happen is 36 hours, but I buy my seeds direct from the breeder and they're very viable. I think if you're using the shot glass method, you should soak until the seed cracks before planting.

In this situation here and taking into consideration your limited amount of seeds, I'd wait at least two weeks while starting a new one after a week.

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Awesome thanks Bro!

The "mystery seed" on my post was planted in like May or June and popped up this week... Give it hope

I've had seed go missing in the substrate and pop up weeks later as a secondary plant. As stated, wait until the tap root is exposed in the shot glass before planting. If the taproot doesn't pop out after 3 days, crack the seed in between your two front teeth and bottom row (bite down on the pointy side until you hear it crack) and plant in substrate. <--- might as well try this if you are going to call it a dud and discard ~ nothing to lose.