strezz
New Member
Hi guys, i recently germinated a lot of bag seeds (around 20) using the paper towel method. a lot of them have already sprouted and most of them I have transferred to small pots with regular soil from my garden.
My problem is that their not breaking soil yet. I have had them on lights 24/7 for the last 3 days using a 22w cfl 6500k around 3-4 inches away from them, just to start them off (will add 1-2 lights per plant later on).
The way I do it is I place the cracked seedlings on the soil around 1/4-1/2 inch into it, cover it up with soil them I tap the soil very lightly just to bury it properly then I spray a bit of water on the soil just to create moisture then i put them under the light.
not sure why their not popping out, its not the water since ph doesn't mean much for seedlings (as i have read) and the soil im using is as far as i know very fertile since im growing a lot of vegetables in my garden.
One of my guesses is that its the consistency of my soil, its a bit caurse. should i try using soiless potting soil? I dont have access to perlite and vermiculite. Would it be good to mix some sand into my garden soil to create looseness?
Or my seeds are just really stubborn (took 2-3 for them to germinate) and should give them another couple of days?
Any help or suggestion would be highly appreciated.
My problem is that their not breaking soil yet. I have had them on lights 24/7 for the last 3 days using a 22w cfl 6500k around 3-4 inches away from them, just to start them off (will add 1-2 lights per plant later on).
The way I do it is I place the cracked seedlings on the soil around 1/4-1/2 inch into it, cover it up with soil them I tap the soil very lightly just to bury it properly then I spray a bit of water on the soil just to create moisture then i put them under the light.
not sure why their not popping out, its not the water since ph doesn't mean much for seedlings (as i have read) and the soil im using is as far as i know very fertile since im growing a lot of vegetables in my garden.
One of my guesses is that its the consistency of my soil, its a bit caurse. should i try using soiless potting soil? I dont have access to perlite and vermiculite. Would it be good to mix some sand into my garden soil to create looseness?
Or my seeds are just really stubborn (took 2-3 for them to germinate) and should give them another couple of days?
Any help or suggestion would be highly appreciated.
