Germinating failures

Crazy_Ace420

Crazy_Ace420

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Man i dont get it, done this a million times and failing this time? Guess all my seeds went bad... Been storing them in a dark, cool filing cabinet , untouched and unseen for years. Saved em overtime from those strains you get like 1 seed out of 28g's. Fml.
I don't want to have to buy 5 seeds for 100 bucks :cry:

Did paper towel method, warmish/cool water , 6.2 PH watered daily for 7 days:cry:
 

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guitarguy10

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Honestly I don't even bother with the paper towel blah blah stuff. I just put a seed directly into a hydrated jiffy pellet and they all pop, usually within 2-5 days.

Putting in a glass of water might help a bit with older seeds, but I still think the whole paper towel thing is just introducing another source of potential error/problems.
 
Wizzlebiz

Wizzlebiz

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guitarguy10 said:
Honestly I don't even bother with the paper towel blah blah stuff. I just put a seed directly into a hydrated jiffy pellet and they all pop, usually within 2-5 days.

Putting in a glass of water might help a bit with older seeds, but I still think the whole paper towel thing is just introducing another source of potential error/problems.
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Agreed. I do 24 hrs of water. Then straight to a solo cup. Have the same germinating rate as everyone else I just dont have to damage tap roots during a transfer.
 
Wizzlebiz

Wizzlebiz

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guitarguy10 said:
Best warming mat you can buy also is an old VCR, DVD player, or in my case PS4 that I don't play. They provide just enough heat when it's on a plate so that the medium doesn't get cold but it doesn't get so warm as to dry out too fast.
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I'm just keeping mine in my tent at 80 degrees. Simple mindless effective.

Just gotta keep them moist.
 
Crazy_Ace420

Crazy_Ace420

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I agree i hate transferring out of the paper towel cause sometimes the taproot starts binding to it . ill prolly just have to break down and find a seed bank somewhere. Gonna try this hydrated jiffy pellot too next time. Is it sad that i was hoping some of my babies would have seeds lol. Next time they are going in a dark container in the fridge! Thanks for the advice.
 

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HydroKid239

HydroKid239

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Toss the darker brown seeds in a nursery pot 1cm deep and mist with water twice a day. Keep it under light. Give them 3-4 days. If they don't pop, chuck em.
 
xtsho

xtsho

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Crazy_Ace420 said:
Man i dont get it, done this a million times and failing this time? Guess all my seeds went bad... Been storing them in a dark, cool filing cabinet , untouched and unseen for years. Saved em overtime from those strains you get like 1 seed out of 28g's. Fml.
I don't want to have to buy 5 seeds for 100 bucks :cry:

Did paper towel method, warmish/cool water , 6.2 PH watered daily for 7 days:cry:
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How did you have the seeds packaged? They should be stored in airtight containers.

You can get good genetics for much less than $100 for 5 seeds.


guitarguy10 said:
Best warming mat you can buy also is an old VCR, DVD player, or in my case PS4 that I don't play. They provide just enough heat when it's on a plate so that the medium doesn't get cold but it doesn't get so warm as to dry out too fast.
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The top of my T5 fixture is my heat mat when I need one.
 
Crazy_Ace420

Crazy_Ace420

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Good stuff, thanks for the advice! Cant wait to see what its like to try some auto's one day. Veg one month then right into flowering, sounds wonderful. I had to veg my few plants for 2-3 mon , had a lot of issues along the way too. This my first grow im on so, its been a lot of information to process , but I've loved every second of it. Aint nothing like learning something new, especially when you're creating big beautiful buds!! Happy smoking y'all :bigjoint: End of week 7 on Monday 23rd
 

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