Wtf?

I don't even have a plant yet and I am having problems. This isn't helping my confidence. I germinated a few seeds on a heating pad between some napkins in a plastic container and some in a glass of water until the tap root was about 1/4 inch long. I then planted them in soil last night about 1/4 inch deep and covered them lightly with soil and watered them what seemed like to me thoroughly. I got home today and my soil look almost completely dry. My temperature is a constant 78-79F and my humidity is a constant 49-50% so why the fuck is the soil drying up so quickly? I am afraid I may have lost the cracked seeds and they may be dead. They are just bag seeds so its not a huge deal, but non-sinsemilla is hard to find around here. What should I do with my next seeds? Keep the pots in the dark until the seeds sprout?

i have been just letting the seed spout on a heating pad between wet paper towels and i wait until they shed the seed befor i stick them in the dirt and just leave the top out to collect the sun. it has worked fine so far. i tryed putting them in the dirt and mostly covering them with the seed still on but nothing happens so i changed things up a bit.

I'm getting a bit tired of posting this , but there is absolutely no need to prep weed seed. Straight in the soil is the best way, natures way. You open yourself up to fungus and contaminants soaking in water. Moving a taproot which is EXTREMELY fragile is at best risky.

Weed is a tough plant... Imagine if farmers had to do these things!! We'd all starve...

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I appreciate the fast response guys. This type of thing isn't talked about too much here on the forums.

I read that post CrackerJax and if you remember I was the first one to respond to it. The problem is I had already started the process before your post.

I did remember as I posted this one...I was like, oh hell he knows this...sorry....stoned.

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Its all good. Next time I will do it the natural way.

Do it in the nude too. That always helps!!

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I bet being in the nude will increase the germination rate by two fold.

Some more than others...

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If the seed hasn't left it's shell completely, you can just put plastic wrap on top of the pot. It'll keep the moisture in. I've only germinated weed a few times, but I've germinated plenty of veggies and flowers and other herbs this way.