Seeds not opening

larsthegrower

larsthegrower

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Sorry bud, but your seeds aren't gonna automatically pop open after you've soaked them :P

Gotta leave them moist but not too wet for a few days or else your tap root will suffocate & drown.

Lars
 
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Dolphin2

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sickleaf said:
24 hours? most would have cracked at least
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sickleaf said:
24 hours? most would have cracked at least
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The 1st one we soaked for 48 hrs and it looked like it popped open, so we put in a moist towel in a zip lock bag, but nothing happened. So we've tried the same thing again, but nothing is happening. I don't want to keep doing the same thing and losing seeds.

We had another seed that we did the exact same thing w and it grew a root. We planted it but it's looking a little sad. It grew tall quickly (and by tall I only mean about 2 inches). It's been over a week and it hasn't grown almost at all. It got its first set of "true" leave but they r starting to dry and brow on the very tips. This is much harder than I thought it would be. Any advise would be wonderful!
 
slabhead

slabhead

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A lot of seeds benefit from having them on a heat source like on top of a hot water heater or a seedling heat mat. put a thin cloth towel between so they don't cook. And definitely keep them moist. I like to fold a paper towel, wet it, then drop seed and cover with plastic wrap. That way you can keep them warm, moist, and visable until they germinate.
 
sickleaf

sickleaf

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Dolphin2 said:
The 1st one we soaked for 48 hrs and it looked like it popped open, so we put in a moist towel in a zip lock bag, but nothing happened. So we've tried the same thing again, but nothing is happening. I don't want to keep doing the same thing and losing seeds.

We had another seed that we did the exact same thing w and it grew a root. We planted it but it's looking a little sad. It grew tall quickly (and by tall I only mean about 2 inches). It's been over a week and it hasn't grown almost at all. It got its first set of "true" leave but they r starting to dry and brow on the very tips. This is much harder than I thought it would be. Any advise would be wonderful!
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is it too cold maybe? could have drowned too, the only advise i can give is to take a step back and read up on your new hobby... there is lots to learn.
 
Cyrus420

Cyrus420

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Just poke a 1/2" hole in the soil, plop your seeds in, give them a shot glass worth of water and wait. They will pop out of the soil within the week. I've germinated all my seeds this way and I would guess have a 95% success rate?
 
987anon

987anon

Member
Put them in a wet paper towel, inside a plastic zip lock bag, then sit them somewhere warm (suck as on top of a computer case).
 
Suspire Knowledge

Suspire Knowledge

Member
Dolphin2 said:
We've soaked 2 pineapple kush seeds and 1 bubble kush seed and they r not poping open. Thoughts?
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What color are the seeds? They could just be shit seeds. When you soaked them did they sink to the bottom, or remain floating? As for the sprouts I suggesting finding a thread on here about sprouting written by a reputable member, or getting on Youtube and finding and watching videos about sprouting plants.
 
Growdict

Growdict

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also, go get some seedling starter mix from your local nursery or home store. it is nice and gentle for those first 2 weeks. i use Scotts, but even MG or whatever will be fine. make sure it says seedling on the bag.
 
jtp92

jtp92

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If they were not stored properly they may be bad I've also read from gorge Cervantes I thank that's how u spell it but he said some seeds have really hard shells and he said to rub thin lightly with sand paper I've never done it so I don't know if that will help but if u soaked them for a long time they might be to soft to try and try to keep your hands free of nicotine it can harm or kill the plants happy growing
 
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