Rapid rooters

Can I put germinated seeds in rapid rooters and if so how long after can I put in dwc filled with hydroton

yes, and i'm guessing "immediately".

yes i have put germinated seeds in rapid rooters with the stem pointing down and then would put the rooter in a styrofoam holder floating in water. I use soil but wouldn't transplant them outa the stryrofoam for a couple days until u can see roots coming out the sides. hope this helps

fdd2blk said:

yes, and i'm guessing "immediately".

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Thanks everyone +rep

While you certainly can, you don't want to germinate the seed in Rapid Rooters. The fiber is too dense for a seedling to grow up through if it sprouts sideways or upside down. If you germed them in paper towels, then yeah, just make sure the root point down.

Wolverine97 said:

While you certainly can, you don't want to germinate the seed in Rapid Rooters. The fiber is too dense for a seedling to grow up through if it sprouts sideways or upside down. If you germed them in paper towels, then yeah, just make sure the root point down.

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i germinate all my seeds in them. never had a problem with them at all.

Do rapid rooters work better than peat-based starters? I might switch, the peat is so damn cheap though.

Wolverine97 said:

While you certainly can, you don't want to germinate the seed in Rapid Rooters. The fiber is too dense for a seedling to grow up through if it sprouts sideways or upside down. If you germed them in paper towels, then yeah, just make sure the root point down.

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fdd2blk said:

i germinate all my seeds in them. never had a problem with them at all.

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Me too. I soak my seed in the bottom of my rapid rooter tray to be sure it germ'd and then use a spoon to pick it up and drop it into the rapid rooter. I just keep a dark cover on it until it is over the top the rapid rooter and transplant to soil once the first 2 leaves are green.