New germinating method, scarification.

BBQtoast

BBQtoast

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Ive been rubbing each seed on the glass of the cup I soak them in before potting up, gave me quicker germination. Did I scarify them and is this a quick way without sandpaper or matchbox?

Seems like the layer we run through is so thin even a rub on glass penetrates it.
 
SnidleyBluntash

SnidleyBluntash

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Top of the glass or bottom of the glass? If you use a clay coffee mug on the bottom it will be good and rough to scruff em up. Yes this would be similar to sandpaper. But is glass gritty enough?
 
BBQtoast

BBQtoast

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SnidleyBluntash said:
Top of the glass or bottom of the glass? If you use a clay coffee mug on the bottom it will be good and rough to scruff em up. Yes this would be similar to sandpaper. But is glass gritty enough?
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Flat smooth glass no grit, they also sink a lot quicker after a rub.
 
BBQtoast

BBQtoast

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GeneBanker said:
Regardless of how fast you pop the seed. You still have 3 months minimum to grow it.
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Yes, this wasn't a thread on that though just how easy it seems to scarify a seed on flat glass.

I can germinate any way 100%, how I germinate is personal preference I never recommend inexperienced growers do anything but put the seed straight to soil.
 
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Jimbo the Gael

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I've been lightly scraping them with a knife, just so a little dust comes off. Some of my older seeds would refuse to pop. After a week I dug one up and scraped it, put it back in the soil. It popped. So I did the rest of them, and it worked.
I kind of got into the habit of doing it.
It does seem to make things a day or two faster, which is good for those of us with ADD, or who are impatient. No digging to see if it's popped yet.
 
mistergrafik

mistergrafik

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When Russians found nearly two pounds of still-green plant material found in a 2,700-year-old grave in the Gobi Desert maybe they should have just put in a paper towel. fckn noobs.
 
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