Germinate old seeds

I appreciate the advice thank you. Can i pick all of the supplies up at a wal-mart or do i have to go online?
Anywhere. It's cheap. ( This method is the same botanists and horticulturest use for old or stubborn seeds.
Water is just the dormoncy trigger. The faster you get water into the protective shell....the faster the seed will break dormancy
(Thus why some scar seeds)

Old seeds loose the ability to convert energy in the endosperm over time. The natural hormones and enzimes that use the stored carbs/simple sugars in the embryo are weakened and deplete over time. They normally carry the growth of seedling until photosythisis can take over and produce energy.

Like I said in my previous post I would only use this method for old or hard to germ seeds.
 

ChiefWaagm

New Member
Yes, just gently scrape along the striking surface. You are basically making it easier for the plant inside to break the shell open. Here is a link to a site that shows some pics for you. It's very easy. Just be gentle.

EDIT: Welcome to RIU
Very informative post thank you so much. I believe this will help with my success rate for germinating as I am a new grower and in the beginning of me growing I had a much higher germination rate compared to now. This post will hopefully help a bunch. Thanks a lot!
 

517redeye

Well-Known Member
Oh ok. I didn’t know that. Thank you for telling me :)
Yeah i been tryin to get my shit together i got abunch of shit from late 2012 -2013 i need to start working through .. sunshine daydream , gojiog , lucky charms from bodhi abunch of different stuff really but i dropped a full pack of nightfire og by sin city a few months back and had a couple start then just never take off
 
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