seems like alot of work for almost no gain im not knocking you bro but your just making things harder on yourself doing all that extra stuff and increasing the chance something could go wrong on you and 6 days is a long time to wait, my sprouts start coming up within 2 days of putting the seed in the dirt.i wet a paper towel stick two seeds in it and fold it up stick it in a baggy wrap it up and put it on top of your water heater for 3 days and come back there will b a root started bury it in soil a finger tip deep and let it be should pop above ground in the next 2-3 days
I found some WW seeds that I produced myself were fine for 2 or 3 years, but were no longer viable after 5 years. And I have bought seeds that I suspect are past their grow by date.I am wondering if they are passed their used by date. Although they have been kept in dark dry places and aren't older than 5 years I have had a very poor success rate.
Yes I used to do this too, but this last year has been shocking.i just take the seeds and put them in the dirt.
Seeds do not need darkness to sprout. Warmth and moisture are the only requirements.I soaked the next 10 jack herer seeds for two days put them in a damp cloth and covered it up with a plastic bag, now that has been put away in a dark place for the next 2-3 days, I will then check and see if they have sprouted properly.
try soaking them in some warm water with a drop of peroxide in it and wait till you see them crack and then put into the soil, if that dont work i think your pretty much out of luck. I've seen people talk about another method where from what i understood you sort of cut/break the seed a bit to help it pop, but i have no experience with it and would not attempt it myself, but if you cant get em to germ anyway i suppose its worth a shot/looking into. You dont really have much to lose from trying it as a last resort. I dont know the specific steps involved or where you could locate some info on it but google always works good for me.I seem to be having trouble getting any seeds started at the moment, I had some trouble last year but this year is terrible. I am wondering if they are passed their used by date. Although they have been kept in dark dry places and aren't older than 5 years I have had a very poor success rate. I also have some Jack Herer seeds that were given to me and none of them have sprouted, after putting 30 in and nothing coming out, I'm starting to get worried. I soak the seeds in water and then I put them I water them into a organic seed raising mix which I purchased at the local market, really good stuff. Still nothing, any pointers? Should I try other methods, this method has worked well in the past, so I wonder why it doesn't work now? Any pointers would be great.