Jimbob Hempplants
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Anybody regularly buy from Marijuana-seeds.nl? They've got decent prices and freebies, but my germination rates have greatly declined since I started buying here. The seeds either germinate slow or not at all. At first, I thought it might be me, or I got a bad run on one particular strain, but I'm starting to suspect that it might be where I'm getting the seeds from that is the problem. Lately, I'm averaging about 40% germination per strain, and that sucks.
So far my Doctor seeds that I got elsewhere have germinated at 100%. I dropped one of those in dirt last week and forgot about it and had a seedling in three days, and I've held onto those seeds for a year.
I've used the paper towel method on the last three strains I bought from them with ph adjusted water under a humidity dome at 81-84 degrees when the light is on for 18 hours a day. The lowest the temp gets in there is 70 degrees.
I'm not ready to point any fingers or make any accusations yet. I'll be picking up a heat mat today and see if that increases my success, but I wanted to hear from more customers that use this vendor just the same. Trust but verify, as they say. The company always ships fast and I receive my orders quickly, and their stealth is good, but this germination problem is nagging at me. Whether it is me or them, I need to get it figured out.
Thanks!
So far my Doctor seeds that I got elsewhere have germinated at 100%. I dropped one of those in dirt last week and forgot about it and had a seedling in three days, and I've held onto those seeds for a year.
I've used the paper towel method on the last three strains I bought from them with ph adjusted water under a humidity dome at 81-84 degrees when the light is on for 18 hours a day. The lowest the temp gets in there is 70 degrees.
I'm not ready to point any fingers or make any accusations yet. I'll be picking up a heat mat today and see if that increases my success, but I wanted to hear from more customers that use this vendor just the same. Trust but verify, as they say. The company always ships fast and I receive my orders quickly, and their stealth is good, but this germination problem is nagging at me. Whether it is me or them, I need to get it figured out.
Thanks!
Well, let's chalk this one up to me being impatient. After I posted this, went to work and then came home for lunch and checked them and they've all germinated. 5 for 5 that I put in the paper towel. That answers my question. My humidity dome temp probably needs to come up 10 degrees or so. To that end, I picked up a heat mat on my lunch break, but when I got home, 100% of the seeds had germinated.