Transferring seeds from paper towel

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Pipsight

Member

• Aug 11, 2020

• #1

Hey guys, am new to the forum. Is it advisable to use tweezers or clean finger to transfer seeds with tail from paper towel to jiffy pellets?

 

jungle666

Well-Known Member

• Aug 11, 2020

• #2

Pipsight said:

Hey guys, am new to the forum. Is it advisable to use tweezers or clean finger to transfer seeds with tail from paper towel to jiffy pellets?

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Sterilized tweezers,

 

Shanepr1313

Member

• Aug 11, 2020

• #3

Pipsight said:

Hey guys, am new to the forum. Is it advisable to use tweezers or clean finger to transfer seeds with tail from paper towel to jiffy pellets?

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Wash and rinse hands no problems ever.

 

My Name is Mike

Well-Known Member

• Aug 11, 2020

• #4

Either is fine. I wear gloves. If you're not a delicate type, tweezers may not be best.

 

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Pipsight

Member

• Aug 11, 2020

• #5

Thanks for all the advice! I'll go with clean hands then, am afraid that i might crush the seed with tweezers

 

MickFoster

Well-Known Member

• Aug 11, 2020

• #6

Why don't you just eliminate this step and a potential problem by putting your seed directly in the jiffy pellet?

 

Gemtree

Well-Known Member

• Aug 11, 2020

• #7

Dirty ass fingers always works for me

 

Brettman

Well-Known Member

• Aug 11, 2020

• #8

Yup same here, dirty ass unwashed fingers lol. Never had a problem.

 

Mustang82

Member

• Aug 11, 2020

• #9

Just my opinion , why not start in pellet mate, skip a step and not risk damage to tap root. That said mate stick to what works for YOU and your comfortable with.

 

SlippersocksMedium

Member

• Aug 11, 2020

• #10

Pipsight said:

Thanks for all the advice! I'll go with clean hands then, am afraid that i might crush the seed with tweezers

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Sounds good

 

Southside112

Well-Known Member

• Aug 11, 2020

• #11

Just be gentle with them and not break the tap root. I like to transfer them when the taproot is only like 1 cm long. Longer taproot are more delicate and can sometimes weave themselves into the paper towel causing more issues.

 

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bigsteve

Well-Known Member

• Aug 13, 2020

• #12

I use my fingers and put the sprouts straight into dirt. Saves a step.

Good luck, BigSteve.