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[mrkingford]

If any of you are praying folk, say one for my seeds...............

 

[mrkingford]

Take the cup of water and toss it in the garbage. Do number 2 but wait until you have a long root, longer than 1/2 inch. Then plant them with the head out of the dirt. Or listen to other advice and take your chances.

So i DONT have to soak them in water til they sink?
How long should they be 3/4" ? 1" ? til i plant them?
so many opinions, i just want em to pop, then i think i can grow em.
lordy, lordy..................

 

[SherwoodForest]

I'm just saying with pricy or tempermental seeds, letting them grow for a few more hours in the paper towel works good. Mine have been in the paper towels for around 40 hours now, they can sit as long as it takes for them to be mature enough for me. If they are an inch long you take a ice pick and make the hole in the soil just deep enough that the tail is buried but the seed head is out of the dirt. Use a couple spoon fulls of water right there, and the next day they should be sheding the hull and showing green pod leafs.

 

[mrkingford]

OK, update;
I just checked on those planted seeds in the pics. All were dead, except one, which had a 1" thin tiny root tap. I replanted it so the top of the shelled seed is slightly sticking out of the dirt and i sprayed a bit of water around it, then covered it with saran wrap, tied it off and put it under the lights.

I still have 4 seed in the paper towels but no progress yet with those.

I need a clear mind set to procede with my next grow, so if the seeds in the paper towel DONT sprout, at least a little by morning, i'll toss them.
I'll wait 3 days for the one in the cup to pop from the dirt, if not i'll toss that to.
Start with a clean slate...............................

 

[SherwoodForest]

Ok on my G13 Poison Dwarf seeds, I germed 5 of the 10 seeds and all of them sprouted. I let them get about an inch long in the paper towel/zip lock and just planted them into the dirt. I will update tomarrow with my results. I like being able to actually see and watch the seedlings, which is possible when they get planted like this.

 

[SherwoodForest]

Alright good morning, I just checked and all the seeds are popping out of their shells and growing. The Poison Dwarfs are slightly behind the others but they look good. I suspect that by tonight all of the seedlings will be green and growing plants. I like this method of germinating because I can control the environment the plants are subjected to. In the paper towel the seeds get a chance to become more than just an embrio. If they get planted when the root tip first shows, they need to be buried in the dirt, which means I can't see them. When you plant them an inch long, you have a more mature seed which ime means more chance for them to flourish. I will get a few pics later and maybe a step by step of my germinating technique.

 

[SherwoodForest]

Here is a few pics of today the day after planting the seeds/sprouts.

 

[SherwoodForest]

Just a final update on my outcome. I planted 43 seedlings/seeds and 3 of them are kaput, and a fourth is on the brink. All the rest look great and are growing well. Is this the only way to germinate? No, but it helps me to get a high rate of germination. I hope my posts help someone find a glimmer of hope and not want to give up on growing.

 

[mrkingford]

I hope my posts help someone find a glimmer of hope and not want to give up on growing.

It did, i took you and The Hemp Goddess's advice and skiped the water soaking and put right into paper towels. I just checked AGAIN 10 min. ago, and i can clearly see the shell cracked open.

All the Poison dwarf seeds are gone except the one in the dirt, its been 6 days now, it has a strong root but still the shell on it, i'll just leave it for a bit.

i won't quit just yet.

THANKS MAN, stay high and peace.......................