Germination Technique.

[Flatlander]

Lately I've been having issues with seeds germinating properly. I follow crop king seeds instructions to a T and have been having little success as of late. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks and happy memorial day weekend. As a 20 year retired Army Vet I plan on getting baked and BBQ. That's Merica!

[Hammer53]

Hi Flatlander ;.1st thank you for your service. I don't know the method.you mention. I just put my seeds between wet paper Towels on a plate, and cover with plastic wrap. Usually 3 to 4 days. After.they sprout I put them in medium in soil cups, with veg light
Hope this helps

[grouchyoldman]

Best wishes on Memorial Day, Marine!

Does your method look like this?

1. Soak em overnight in a shot glass with water and maybe a few drops of hydrogen peroxide
2. Put them in a folded paper towel soaked in water
3. Put the towel in a warm dark place
4. Wait for the shells to pop over the next few days.

If you're doing something like that and not succeeding consider these ideas:

• Scratch the edges of the seeds gently with fine sandpaper to help them release
• Research using gibberellic acid (GA3) in really tough cases
• Complain bitterly to your seed provider!

Hat tip to UndergroundFarmer for this informative GA3 video link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tehCb0Zbi1M

[Rik]

I soak Rapid Rooters in pH’d water and then just put the untreated seed directly in the Rapid Rooter. Then place the Rapid Rooter(s) upright in a cereal bowl with a shallow pool of pH’d water, and place under your grow light. It helps to have multiple Rapid Rooters so that they can keep each other upright without falling over. Top off the bowl’s water each day, don’t let the pool dry out. The pool will keep the Rapid Rooters wet without drowning the seed. I’ve never had a seed not sprout. I always get mine from Nirvana, for what it’s worth.

[dphipps1020]

To help them stand up by themselves, turn the Rapid Rooter over and poke a hole in the bottom for the seed. The top part is flat and wider than the base so it will stand up just fine on it's own.

[Rik]

dphipps1020 great tip, thanks!

[dphipps1020]

Any time. I figured that out when I got tired of fighting with them to stand up.

[Ace1973]

I use the original method, soil, water, and light. It works the best.

[PLreef]

I'm with Ace1973. I make a hole in the soil, drop the bean, cover, water, wait. Then after 3 or 4 days, BAZANGA!

[billyboy]

- 24 hours in a shot glass
- Then into a 1 gal ziplock bag in a folded paper towel (use the remaining H2O from the shot glass nothing more)
- Blow air into the ziplock to make a terrarium
- Place in a warm dark place (70+) til they sprout

Warmth has been key to my getting good germination rates

[Dannyboy58]

I soak Rapid Rooters in pH’d water and then just put the untreated seed directly in the Rapid Rooter. Then place the Rapid Rooter(s) upright in a cereal bowl with a shallow pool of pH’d water, and place under your grow light. It helps to have multiple Rapid Rooters so that they can keep each other upright without falling over. Top off the bowl’s water each day, don’t let the pool dry out. The pool will keep the Rapid Rooters wet without drowning the seed. I’ve never had a seed not sprout. I always get mine from Nirvana, for what it’s worth.

I use a counter top aerogarden to germinate and they popped open in less than 2 days. So basically the same as this. I've never had much luck with the paper towel method. I may have allowed a few to dry out that way....

[JDU]

I would always break the tap root off when I did paper towels lol. Now days I soak em in warmish water until they sink (3-12hrs) & then a couple more hrs, lay em on the dirt n cover em with almost an inch of dirt n coco mix, spray em down good & put a dome on em. I can't remember planting one that failed.

[dphipps1020]

I usually soak them in a cup of water until they crack (usually 1-3 days), and then straight into my grow medium. That usually works pretty well for me.

[Floopydoop]

Wet paper towel method. Get one wet, squeeze the crap out of it. Fold seed up in damp towel, shove in ziploc. Put somewhere dark and warm for a few days.
When sprout comes out.....into soil lengthwise.....sprout to the side. About a quarter of an inch deep. Dome for humidity until shell comes off....

Place I buy from recommends storing seeds in the fridge before sprouting.