Newbie's please do not germinate you seeds in paper towles. Better Way..

ayr0n

ayr0n

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ErieR33FER said:
I've thrown seeds in the yard at the end ofthe summer, after being out all winter, two plants sprouted and grw by themselves the next year, I didn't touch em, they got four foot tall, got a couple doobs worth lol.

They were growing literally in an oily scrap metal pit.
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ive seen a seed pop out of a giant porcelain ashtray filled with sand and cigarette butts / ashes lol...
 
BDOGKush

BDOGKush

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Paper towel method works just fine, I've never had an issue with it. Never had the tap root get stuck to the paper towel either. Just popped 5/5 seeds using paper towel method a couple days ago, all 5 are healthy little sprouts now.
 
Scrogmonkey

Scrogmonkey

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Paper towel?
I stopped playing silly games with seeds years ago,stick it in some soil/rockwool,and stop over complicating something that has to be the easiest task ever.
9/10 times,the seed will pop(probably higher if truth be told),and that 1/10 wouldn't have popped regardless of what medium it was stuck in anyway,its a dud no matter what you do to it.
If you can't get a seed to grow in soil,you might aswell give up as a grower lol:bigjoint:
 
electric wizard

electric wizard

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the reason for the paper towel is so you don't have to dig the seed back up out of your dirt if it doesn't sprout. I thought I was against the paper towel method for a bit too, but it truly is much easier, and you won't waste a bunch of time like, "oh, this seed might still pop," when really it was rotted on the inside before you ever planted it, or something like that...
 
Greensea

Greensea

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For the ppl who said PT is not natural and because of this is not right...
So.... a human created in vitro is worse developed or have some issue...? dont think so...

Another simple illumination:
Its just like sex... u maby preffer a missionary, doggy or whatever u like position... no matter what u do if u do correctly and thoroughly, you will have offspring for shure... one way or another.
 
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Jbone77

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Greensea said:
For the ppl who said PT is not natural and because of this is not right...
So.... a human created in vitro is worse developed or have some issue...? dont think so...

Another simple illumination:
Its just like sex... u maby preffer a missionary, doggy or whatever u like position... no matter what u do if u do correctly and thoroughly, you will have offspring for shure... one way or another.
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maybe you didnt read anything but what was said was "nature" decided that a viable seed needs a warm moist place to germ so it doesnt matter if its in a paper towel or soil/rockwool, nature dictates what it needs, not some yahoo wearing a tin foil hat.What any of that has to do with creating a human embryo I have no idea.
 
Scrogmonkey

Scrogmonkey

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electric wizard said:
the reason for the paper towel is so you don't have to dig the seed back up out of your dirt if it doesn't sprout. I thought I was against the paper towel method for a bit too, but it truly is much easier, and you won't waste a bunch of time like, "oh, this seed might still pop," when really it was rotted on the inside before you ever planted it, or something like that...
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If it doesn't pop,it doesn't pop.
Why on earth would you go digging out dud seeds?
Greensea said:
For the ppl who said PT is not natural and because of this is not right...
So.... a human created in vitro is worse developed or have some issue...? dont think so...

Another simple illumination:
Its just like sex... u maby preffer a missionary, doggy or whatever u like position... no matter what u do if u do correctly and thoroughly, you will have offspring for shure... one way or another.
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Seed/soil = Sex/positions
You are too baked brother:wink:
 
waterdawg

waterdawg

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waterdawg

waterdawg

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Scrogmonkey said:
Paper towel?
I stopped playing silly games with seeds years ago,stick it in some soil/rockwool,and stop over complicating something that has to be the easiest task ever.
9/10 times,the seed will pop(probably higher if truth be told),and that 1/10 wouldn't have popped regardless of what medium it was stuck in anyway,its a dud no matter what you do to it.
If you can't get a seed to grow in soil,you might aswell give up as a grower lol:bigjoint:
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And their ya go, great info.
 
BDOGKush

BDOGKush

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I don't see how germinating in a paper towel is over complicating anything. I don't feel like wasting rockwoll or soil on dud seeds, germing outside soil lets me ID bad seeds without wasting planting medium. To each their own.
 
Sneex

Sneex

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I use PT method myself muilty times always worked out perfect for me and when I would transplant the plants never had any lack of growth the little boogers would sprout and blow up everytime.
 
Sativied

Sativied

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BDOGKush said:
I don't feel like wasting rockwoll or soil on dud seeds, germing outside soil lets me ID bad seeds without wasting planting medium.
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This is why I put seeds in a dark cup of warm water overnight. They all end up popping but that's besides the point, if you got plenty of seeds and you want to "pre-germinate" to get the ones that popped the fastest, sure PT or shot glass can be handy and save you some rockwool or jiffies.

If however you buy 6-10 seeds at $10 a piece or only have a couple of seeds, using a paper towel as the initial germination medium has no benefit, on the contrary. It's not the PT or the PT 'method' that "works", it's the seed that works, and it works fine in rockwool or any other suitable medium.
 
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Rentaldog

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Im a newbie here myself, but im with the OP on this one. For a beginner, I feel starting off directly in soil is your best bet - specially if you arent used to gardening and you dont have a lot of time to baby your seedlings. Im a fan of starting off in a solo cup, then going directly to a 5gallon container. ez pz!
 
electric wizard

electric wizard

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Scrogmonkey said:
If it doesn't pop,it doesn't pop.
Why on earth would you go digging out dud seeds?


Seed/soil = Sex/positions
You are too baked brother:wink:
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am I just gonna leave a dud seed to rot in my soil when I plant the next seed in it cause the first one was a dud? Over all though, it is a matter of preference and I'm not trying to sell any experienced users on how my method is right, but in my experience it is way easier for a newbie to use the paper towel method than soil. And ps.... I'd be disappointed if anyone on this site wasn't too baked :]
 
electric wizard

electric wizard

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why is paper towel easier for beginners? because patience is not a virtue all noobs are born with. Some people might think they have it starting out, but look online about how many people freak cause their seed didn't pop after 24 hours...... 24 hours for a seed to pop might not be rare, but it's not something people should expect from every, or really any seed, especially if it's planted straight into soil.
 
kupihea

kupihea

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I had a enough PT success for many years but also had lots of seeds. Now I get designer seeds so germination percentage is more important.

But, don't forget.... If you use paper towels you can check them every 5 minutes! :)
 
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