New grower need help with germination

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Gandalf pipe

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Hey guys I am a new grower in need of some help. I recently germinated my seeds using the paper towel method. When I went to bed last night I moistnd the paper towel but when I woke up this morning the paper towel was completely dry. The seeds had poped and were showing just the very tip of the tap root. Are my seeds stunted?
 
714steadyeddie

714steadyeddie

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Gandalf pipe said:
Hey guys I am a new grower in need of some help. I recently germinated my seeds using the paper towel method. When I went to bed last night I moistnd the paper towel but when I woke up this morning the paper towel was completely dry. The seeds had poped and were showing just the very tip of the tap root. Are my seeds stunted?
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Welcome to RIU,

What you are experiencing is a successful germination. Once the seed opens and the root shows it's a good time to plant the seed into the soil.

As long as it wasn't dry for too long you should be good to go. Next time put towel in a sandwich bag. High humidity helps with seed germination
 
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JDMase

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You're supposed to put the paper towel on a plate with another on top, a sandwich bag or similar to make the humidity nice and high.
 
BlueBlazer00

BlueBlazer00

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Gandalf pipe said:
Hey guys I am a new grower in need of some help. I recently germinated my seeds using the paper towel method. When I went to bed last night I moistnd the paper towel but when I woke up this morning the paper towel was completely dry. The seeds had poped and were showing just the very tip of the tap root. Are my seeds stunted?
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how long have the been sitting for ? my seeds been opened for almost 10 days now and no taproot is showing
 
BlueBlazer00

BlueBlazer00

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anyhow i wrote to the seedbank where i made my purchase and they are replacing all the seeds that did not germinate properly .
 
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Gandalf pipe

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BlueBlazer00 said:
anyhow i wrote to the seedbank where i made my purchase and they are replacing all the seeds that did not germinate properly .
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Glad that you have gotten customer support. I highly recommend soaking the seeds in a glass of room temp. Water for 24 hours or so and then transferring them to your germination method
 
BlueBlazer00

BlueBlazer00

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Gandalf pipe said:
Glad that you have gotten customer support. I highly recommend soaking the seeds in a glass of room temp. Water for 24 hours or so and then transferring them to your germination method
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i tried this method a few times before with no success . i also tried the paper towel and that seems to work better for me , but i was looking for a fool proof (100 % germ success ) way of doing this . please help
 
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