Seeds repeatedly refusing to germinate?

[jarrod]

hya hope sum1 has an idea of what i mite b doin wrong?
i put 10 ak 48 beans in a cup of water-kept warm and dark
nothin at all came in 4 fukin days and i was careful 2 check regularly 2 avoid drownin
so ive ordered 10 hindu kush and does i seema better plan to use kitchen towel instead?
discuss?
thanks alot

 

[bobbiedont]

Try getting a heating mat from a grow shop and use the paper towel and plate method and make sure you keep the paper towels moist. Sometimes it takes longer for a seed to pop I ran into some that took almost 2 weeks and I used this method. It's possible those seeds my still be good?

 

[StonerGrower]

Use the paper towel method.

 

[Ms.Fox]

^ I agree.

 

[eBUD]

I used the paper towel method and have a 90% sprouting rate. Moisten a towel and place the seeds in it. Fold the towel over once and put it in a ziplock baggy. Keep that baggy warm and out of direct sunlight.
If you have a problem, look to the seeds. Ive had seeds germinate that i thougth were dead or whatnot. I once had a seed left in the bag that i missed and grew 2 roots.... no JOKE they were like 3'' long. I was impressed for some bagseed. It was dead but it was trying soo hard to find food and water it still grew.

 

[jarrod]

hya all just an update!i chucked them seeds in with my bay trees seedling in disgust really-any way i left em for about 3 days and nowt popped up-so i had a dig round in the compost wiv my tweezers and oh my fukin god!4 i found had roots-did i scream or what!i was so made up-neway theyre all goin strong
but 1 is 3 times the size of its friends(cnt sex em yet)does it mean nefin or is a male perhaps?
thanks

 

[Ms.Fox]

Plants all grow at their own speeds, so its common to have 1 plant larger than the other. As far as sex, I dunno what light schedule you have or are using, but sex doesn't usually show up until you start 12/12 flowering cycle. ;-)

 

[eBUD]

Sex will bve found out later. there are several ways to find the sex of a plant. SWEET glad to hear your up and growing. Its no fun to be dead in the dirt.