Curbcalamity
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how do you know it didnt grow but didn't die if its in the soil? soon as it cracks in the glass of water you need to get it underground.
Is there a faster way to germinate seeds?
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My thinking is this......
Poppin seeds in dark mimics underground, roots do not like light and thats what you are trying to grow is a tap root...
I lived in the desert in Cali, in a matter of a couple hours a cup of water would evap and kill that seed so....
And here is 2 days after going into paper after my pill bottle method on previous page.... 2 days and tap root 5x the size.... She just went into Natures Care Organic Potting mix with 25% extra Perlite (I usually use 50/50 but oopsied), didnt add enough but it's just for drainage, just a little more makes it easier to control watering for babies I have found...
Curbcalamity
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seed cant tell anyway untill it pops a root out so its meaningless. but you are correct. roots can see light and don't like it. (but by don't like its been shown they they grow really fast trying to escape the light - Check the NASA high pressure aeroponics research stuff they discovered this by accident)) but until the seed cracks it makes 0 difference. i live in oz we regularly have weeks at about 116F
P.s> I don't let a tap root grow at all. As soon as the seed has cracked and I know its a viable seed it goes straight into soil/coco/rockwool/whatever. i just do it as a proof that the seeds alive still before I waste time planting it
Curbcalamity
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oh also I live in the part of Australia that receives the least rainfall. so I live in the driest state of the driest country of the driest continent on earth like, we aren't even allowed to water our gardens when we like, they designate certain numbers on certain days to save water. we recycle none of it so ya know...
like, we aren't even allowed to water our gardens when we like, they designate certain numbers on certain days to save water. we recycle none of it so ya know...Not familiar with Australia weather but found a site called weatherspark which gives all sorts of detail about average climates for places....I looked up Darwin because another site said it was the hottest and compared it to a prior hot residence in Cali.oh also I live in the part of Australia that receives the least rainfall. so I live in the driest state of the driest country of the driest continent on earth
Darwin Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Australia) - Weather Spark
In Darwin, the wet season is oppressive and overcast, the dry season is muggy and partly cloudy, and it is hot year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 20 °C to 33 °C and is rarely below 17 °C or above 35 °C.
weatherspark.com
Hemet Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (California, United States) - Weather Spark
In Hemet, the summers are hot, arid, and mostly clear and the winters are long, cold, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 5 °C to 35 °C and is rarely below 0 °C or above 39 °C.
weatherspark.com
Curbcalamity
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who the hell says i live in darwin? fuck that place, cant grow weed there for shit the RH is like 90% all the time
I live in Adelaide. but yeah no one grows weed in darwin really man, the humidity is uncontrollable. that's why an ounce costs like 480-650, remember how elon musk offered to build a battery bank for a part of Australia since we have so many blackouts but we said no? yeah that's the place imfrom lol that summer we had 8 days over 4
Darwin falls into the subtropic latitudes of the earth so the humidity is no shit year round about 80-100% I cant last more than 3 days without going insane
I live in Adelaide. but yeah no one grows weed in darwin really man, the humidity is uncontrollable. that's why an ounce costs like 480-650, remember how elon musk offered to build a battery bank for a part of Australia since we have so many blackouts but we said no? yeah that's the place imfrom lol that summer we had 8 days over 4
Darwin falls into the subtropic latitudes of the earth so the humidity is no shit year round about 80-100% I cant last more than 3 days without going insane
dang
Damien102
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I did mine using the paper towel method (but used a coffee filter instead). Put a dripping wet piece of sponge on the edges to wick moisture and keep it all damp. Plastic paper plate on the bottom and top. Set it on top of my computer for warmth. Two or three days later they were ready for soil. Do you need faster than that?
I’ve been striking out at trying to get my photo period seeds to sprout. Have an autoflower blooming now in the tent. I’ve tried paper towel. Bought a heated grow pad to place dark mug on for an 18 hr soak. Pad warms water to 80 when the digital readout says 74. Seeds are stored in the dark in frig. Should I let them warm to room temp before I scratch & soak them??? Thanks.
No, I have lots of light colored seeds that sprout No, I don't think so
As far as speeding up germination I did an experiment where I removed the shells from some newer seeds to see if I could get some 20 year old seeds growing if I did the same to them
It worked for the newer seeds but the 20 year olds were to far gone
seeds with shells removed & shell less seeds germinating
They were sprouting tails in a day
Fenderbender
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Is there a difference in plant formation starting off with such a large root?seed cant tell anyway untill it pops a root out so its meaningless. but you are correct. roots can see light and don't like it. (but by don't like its been shown they they grow really fast trying to escape the light - Check the NASA high pressure aeroponics research stuff they discovered this by accident)) but until the seed cracks it makes 0 difference. i live in oz we regularly have weeks at about 116F
P.s> I don't let a tap root grow at all. As soon as the seed has cracked and I know its a viable seed it goes straight into soil/coco/rockwool/whatever. i just do it as a proof that the seeds alive still before I waste time planting it
As I pop mine in water until they crack open and show a tip usually the next day, some a bit longer and then they go straight into the soil and couple days later the seed comes peeping.
Savvage61
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Check out @Bill284 heaven shores I went from seed to above ground in under 5 days Fastest I have ever seen Im still dumbfounded when it comes to weed BILL KNOWS.. lol kinda catchy slogan
Fenderbender
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Yup! I skip the solo cup stage though and go straight into the final pot which is layered like a lasagna with perlite and soil.
Mother nature has millions of years getting this right, we ain't going to improve on that!
Irelandguerilla
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I soak my seeds for 12 hours and then I sow them.. 2/3 days later I have seedlings. I used paper towels before, but it’s an unnecessary step.
They don’t need darkness once potted. Put them straight under lights or on the window sill. The seeds buried in soil and is in complete darkness already. As soon as it pokes through it will be reaching for light
I think trying to speed up germination is a risk trying on good beans. But ones uncracked 7+ days I’d give this ago at reviving them.
It takes months to grow anyways, for the sake of a few days germinating I wouldn’t be trying it
They don’t need darkness once potted. Put them straight under lights or on the window sill. The seeds buried in soil and is in complete darkness already. As soon as it pokes through it will be reaching for light
I think trying to speed up germination is a risk trying on good beans. But ones uncracked 7+ days I’d give this ago at reviving them.
It takes months to grow anyways, for the sake of a few days germinating I wouldn’t be trying it
I would even wonder about the dark part. In nature they just fall on the ground, however I would cover them just to be safe.
