Noob with germi problems. HELP!

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nlead

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Hi,

This is my first time growing and i'm having problems germinating some seeds i bought (from a legit shop).

I have now had the seeds (5) in a moist paper towel in the airing cupboard for 6 days and only one has cracked. After reading these forums i have removed the remaining 4 seeds from the paper towel and dropped them in a cup of water in the hope this will bring on germination. Opinions??

Am i doing something wrong? I spent a lot of money on these seeds and was expecting more than 1 to germinate.

Help!
 
some people give them a *gentle* squeeze along the "Seam/edge"with some tweezers..as some seeds shells are hard for tthe seed to pop.
Give it a try, just dont squish too hard or you'll smoosh the seed or fire it acrooss the room..

Another trick i've geard of people doin is puttin seeds in a matchbox that has some sandpaper in the bottom, and give it a rattle.
 
I dont know about squeezing a germinating seed, but it might work...... do you have something keeping the seeds slightly warm, also paper towell in a sealed bag helps for me, soak in water before you put in the paper towell.
 
I always soak in water for a day or less then put them in the moist paper towel in a zip-loc bagie. I check them every day and put the faucet on a drizzle and run the paper towel under for a second. It works great for me....the only problem I've ever had is not checking them often enough and the taproot gets too long and curls in a circle...which when planted usualy makes the roots grow upward with the stem....no good.
 
take some seeds put iin a paper towle now not meny peole think of this but put the paper towle in a jar or container so that it dose not dry if they dry after starting 2 crack they will die u want 2 keep the moisure in the container i put my seeds into pete pellets water the shit out of it and put it pelets in a greenhouse dome for pete sacks i have 100% seed sprout streek so far knock on wood and its because i am keeping the moisture in the dome and also u need it 2 be warm like at least 24C witch is around 72F so moisture+warmth=sprouts
 
i just put them in the soil and let them do their thing broth. Just keep the soil moist and the seed 1/4 inch buried. 6 out of 6 sprouted for me. Good luck!
 
2BLITZED4U said:
take some seeds put iin a paper towle now not meny peole think of this but put the paper towle in a jar or container so that it dose not dry if they dry after starting 2 crack they will die u want 2 keep the moisure in the container i put my seeds into pete pellets water the shit out of it and put it pelets in a greenhouse dome for pete sacks i have 100% seed sprout streek so far knock on wood and its because i am keeping the moisture in the dome and also u need it 2 be warm like at least 24C witch is around 72F so moisture+warmth=sprouts
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Yes moisture and warmth are what its all about. I came up with a good way for warmth instead of a heating pad. I have some cabinets above my refridgerator. I just put my bagie in there and the heat from the fridge motor rises upwards onto the bottom of the cabinets and it keeps it perfect. 100% germ rate too
 
I just dropped mine in a glass of water and placed it in the cupboard and they all popped within 24 hours.
 
shenagen said:
I always soak in water for a day or less then put them in the moist paper towel in a zip-loc bagie. I check them every day and put the faucet on a drizzle and run the paper towel under for a second. It works great for me....the only problem I've ever had is not checking them often enough and the taproot gets too long and curls in a circle...which when planted usualy makes the roots grow upward with the stem....no good.
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This is how I germinate also (though i rarely have to remoisten).

Specifically i fold up a few paper towels, wet them with a sprayer using distilled water and a touch of FloraKleen and BioBizz RootJuice mixed in. Seal them in a zip-lock bag and put on top of my PC tower (dark and warm). Usually within 24hrs. 99% of the seeds pop open which i plant immediately.
 

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another thing you can do is scratch them a little put some sand paper in a matchbox and shake the around that seems to help with stubborn seeds. :joint:
 
email468 said:
This is how I germinate also (though i rarely have to remoisten).

Specifically i fold up a few paper towels, wet them with a sprayer using distilled water and a touch of FloraKleen and BioBizz RootJuice mixed in. Seal them in a zip-lock bag and put on top of my PC tower (dark and warm). Usually within 24hrs. 99% of the seeds pop open which i plant immediately.
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See... I thought you could put something in there to help things out when germing like rootjuice, but my hydro shop guys said I shouldn't. Although they may not know I'm growing weed.....but they sure do always look high.
 
shenagen said:
See... I thought you could put something in there to help things out when germing like rootjuice, but my hydro shop guys said I shouldn't. Although they may not know I'm growing weed.....but they sure do always look high.
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For all i know it is stunting their growth! I do a lot of things that go against conventional advice. When I give advice it is usually conventional so this is one of those cases of do as i say - not as i do.

If you decide to put additives on seeds/seedlings do so at your own risk -or at least don't blame me if something goes wrong :-)
 
i usually just put em in a small pot that will be their first home, water the compost a lil, cover the seed over so ya can just see it thru the soil, and cover with shrink wrap, open it a coupla times each day to let some fresh air in, and stick it somewhere that has CONSTANT temp.. i think its something like 21 degrees for ideal temps.
 
it will work with out root juice just use the paper towel method sometimes it takes longer then 24 hours,another method is get a shotglass full of water put the seeds in there cover it with a coffee cup or something sim. put in a dark warm place and when the seed sinks its ready and this method does work i have used it before but normally do papertowel
 
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