Junk seeds or just me?

[sync0s]

I just had a question about germinating seeds. I bought a seed off of attitude, and got the free dinafem blue widow with it. When I got the seeds the blue widow was a bigger seed and it had dark spots on it and looked healthy. The other seed was quite small. When I germed them I soaked them both in a cup of distilled water (room temp) for about 12 hours, then I soaked the paper towels in distilled water and squeezed the excess water out and I put the seeds between the paper towels. The blue widow seed sprouted rapidly and I had it in soil in 48 hours (I could have planted it in 36 hours because the root was already an inch and a half), however the other seed (early widow feminized) took a week to begin to sprout and the root dried up almost instantly after sprouting from the seed and it died.

A week ago I got a seed from a buddy of mine and it looked to be mature and healthy (black spots, kind of small but reasonable). This seed I've gone the same exact process and I have not been able to get it to sprout after a week of germination. I keep the towels moist and it's in a warm dark place.

I'm just wondering if I'm doing something wrong, is it just bad seeds, or is it common to not have seeds germinate?

 

[Nubby Tubbs]

only a few things i can add. from what i have seen, indica seeds are larger than sativa seeds, for the most part. someone correct me if you have evidence that im off base. also, the seed that you got from the holmes... gotta make sure it has a dormant period to simulate winter. put it in the fridge for a few months next time... works long time.

 

[olylifter420]

just saw my friend put a hashplant haze and querkle seed into soak and the HPH was by far larger than the querkle and the HPH is a sativa and the querkle is an indica

only a few things i can add. from what i have seen, indica seeds are larger than sativa seeds, for the most part. someone correct me if you have evidence that im off base. also, the seed that you got from the holmes... gotta make sure it has a dormant period to simulate winter. put it in the fridge for a few months next time... works long time.

 

[sync0s]

only a few things i can add. from what i have seen, indica seeds are larger than sativa seeds, for the most part. someone correct me if you have evidence that im off base. also, the seed that you got from the holmes... gotta make sure it has a dormant period to simulate winter. put it in the fridge for a few months next time... works long time.

I didn't know that. The seed won't sprout if there is not winter simulated then?

 

[bhuddaloco775]

i dont know what ur doin wrong thats if ur even doin anything wrong.but all the plants i have are from seeds more than 8 years old.me n a buddy of mine would save seeds whenever we came across em.this was back in the early 90s.i happened upon em and germinated 10 of em first and got 8 that sprouted.n only one a male.so who knows maybe its just as long as the seeds are kept hidden away well.

 

[bhuddaloco775]

when i germinate my seeds i put em in between 2 moist papertowels spaced bout a half inch to more apart, in a ziplocked bag in a dark maybe 70 to 75 degree area.i wont even check em for 2 or 3 days n when i did check em they had sprouted and were less than a half a centimeter long each.but it works everytime for me.so far now i gotta get the flowering n harvest part down lol

 

[sync0s]

when i germinate my seeds i put em in between 2 moist papertowels spaced bout a half inch to more apart, in a ziplocked bag in a dark maybe 70 to 75 degree area.i wont even check em for 2 or 3 days n when i did check em they had sprouted and were less than a half a centimeter long each.but it works everytime for me.so far now i gotta get the flowering n harvest part down lol

I'm doing it relatively the same. I keep the seeds in the towels and actually I keep it in the tin's they send you from attitude. I put that in my grow box covered by a dark towel (added protection for light and more warmth). It's temp controlled so always 75 in there so I gotta figure the tin is at or just below 80. Maybe this is what is causing the problems??

 

[deepinthegnar]

I recently germinated 10 cheeseberry haze seeds and all but one popped within two days. Once the root pops out I stick them in these Root Riot cubes under a 24w t5 until they get a few nodes. Now only a few days later only one has not sprouted while the rest have roots spewing out the bottom. Out of the 30 or so seeds I've germinated since March only three haven't sprouted, so you may have just ended up with one of the weak ones. Starter cubes of any sort are great for seedlings IMO just so that you don't have to deal with soil until you're positive its ready. And the paper towel method is way better.

 

[olylifter420]

Are you seriously going to believe that? Dude, just soak em in distilled water 24hrs no matter is the tap root has broken through the seed yet, throw em in jiffy peat pellets or straight into the ground, put a 23w cool white bulb and you are set, wait a day and you will have a new seedling on your hands.

I didn't know that. The seed won't sprout if there is not winter simulated then?

 

[olylifter420]

I would keep em in the fridge in a pill box covered up for darkness and the seeds in small small zips to help prevent moisture and air getting to em. Dont freeze em or you will likely kill your seeds.

I'm doing it relatively the same. I keep the seeds in the towels and actually I keep it in the tin's they send you from attitude. I put that in my grow box covered by a dark towel (added protection for light and more warmth). It's temp controlled so always 75 in there so I gotta figure the tin is at or just below 80. Maybe this is what is causing the problems??

 

[PetFlora]

Freezing Kills Seeds... WTF? I have grown plenty of plants with 10+ yo seeds that I kept in my freezer. Now mine were properly stored in air tight containers.

Additional Tips:

1. Make sure your soak water is pH balanced ~ 7.0

2. Move them into cubes as soon as they crack. Once the tap root starts growing microscopic hairs will attach to the paper towel; you could damage/kill the tender tap root.

3. Use natural (unbleached) paper, bleached (white) has chemical residues. hth