Help! seeds arent germinating!

[gfo1]

Im a newb at growing so it could just be me being impatient but i put my seeds in a mug with water around 22 degrees(C) left for a few hours then gently tapped the seeds to make them sink.a day and a half later no reaction from them, they are just sitting at the bottom!! could they just be dud seeds? I did order them from a seedbank so i thought they would be reliable to at least seed. any help would be appreciated.

 

[greengo840]

can take up to seven days.

 

[Ms.Fox]

I think most people let them soak for 24hrs. I don't usually use this method. I prefer the paper towel method. My suggestion would be to take them out of the water and put them in a damp paper towel, and then put them into a dark container. Then place them on something warm... like your cable box.

 

[gfo1]

Thanks for the replies greengo and Ms.Fox! Just put the seeds in damp paper towels and put on top of my fish tank! Hopefully they will germinate sooner than 7 days!

 

[Ms.Fox]

They should. Is the fish tank warm?

 

[gfo1]

eh yeah it is, the light and heater for its gives off enough heat at the top of the tank so i assume that will be ok... just checked the temp, it says its around 29 degrees so around 84 fahrenhiet

 

[Ms.Fox]

Perfect. ;-)

 

[gfo1]

thanks for the help ms.fox the seeds germinated now,well the tap root emerged anyways!hope that counts! what im wondering is if i can put the seed in a pot now and leave under cfls? or do i need to leave in pure darkness(in soil) until a seedling emerges then put under the lights?

 

[justjr27]

Will gfo1 I put mine in water over night and then planted them in 16 oz dixie cups and put a 80 watt fluro 3 in. above them and just contiued to spray the soil to keep it moist and I had 100% germ and green sprouts in 2 days. So yes u can put them in soil if you want just dont put them in too deep b/c it will just take longer and make the little sprout work to hard to find the light

 

[gfo1]

ok cool thanx justjr27! just put them in pots around half an inch down, the soil is moist and i have a few 21watt cfls so hopefully get the same results as you!

 

[justjr27]

yea u should be ok I didnt even put them 1/2" under i just made sure the light wasnt hitting them that they were in comlpete darkness but 1/2" is fine too

 

[gfo1]

does humidity have an effect on them at the moment?the soil is moist but the air isnt that humid.

 

[justjr27]

just just the soil moist not soaked

 

[gfo1]

yeh that's what i have and its around 22 degrees Celsius(the soil).
thanks for the info couldnt find the info in this site so helped me ou, im a newb so trying to get everything right first time around!

 

[justjr27]

yea no problem thats the way to do it ask first then do it well anytime buddy