On 5-8 I started 8 seeds germinating in wet paper towels on a plate in a dark room. I also started 8 seeds in a glass bowl of wet Soil Moist.

Today, on 5-11, 3 of the 8 seeds in the paper towels had formed a root.

All 8 seeds in the soil moist have roots that are about 50% larger than those in the paper towels!

As an added bonus, removing the seeds from the soil moist should be a snap. In the past I've had roots grab hold of the paper towel.

Thought I'd share my li'l discovery. Pardons if somebody else has already tried this.

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Sounds like a good trick, but what is wet Soil Moist? Also, what was the general temperature of the place where you germinated the seeds?

Edit- Googled it. Let this be a lesson to all you noobs.... lol

But, my temperature question still applies... I have heard that you need some heat, like on top of a computer modem.

The room I germinated in stays between 75f and 80f. No added heat.

Glad you pointed that out though. I usually germ on top of the frig towards the back under the cabinets. I can't help but wonder if they would have done a bit better up there.

I'm going to leave one bean in the soil moist and see if it'll actually sprout in the stuff

I was completely taken aback by the success of germing in soil moist. I posted a hypothesis about it a month or so back but never received any responses.

Send me on a power trip. Name the method after me

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now we'll be seeing posts... "so i just TCG'ed my seed's... how long should it take in the soil moist?"

This is also worth a try for people that have a difficult time germinating seeds. Get a jar about 500 ml and some distilled water. Fill jar with the distilled water and add a drop of Superthrive and a few drops of rooting hormone. Shake jar vigorously for 5 mins to mix and aerate solution. Insert your seeds, all will float for the first 1-3 hours and then they will start to sink. If some seeds keep floating shake jar slightly to cause them to sink and keep the jar in a warm a place 78f-86F. Check seeds every 3-6 hours. When the seeds crack open and small taproot is visible plant the cracked seeds in preferred moisten medium 1/8"-1/4" deep. Place the containers with the seeds into a plastic bag to keep the humidity levels up keep in a warm area 78 f - 86 F. When sprouts break surface of soil remove from bag place under main growing light.

I picked up a bottle of Superthrive yesterday. I mixed a couple of drops in a mister bottle of water. I'm using that to keep the top of the soil moist.

This is the first time I've ever used Superthrive. Is there any harm in using this stuff throughout the grow?

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Well, the results are in.

7 of the 8 seeds germinated in Soil Moist have broken the surface.
1 of the 8 seeds germinated in wet paper towels have broken the surface. Granted, of the 8 seeds done in paper towels, 5 of the 8 took a day longer to germinate.

I'll continue to monitor to see if any ill effects come about from the Soil Moist method. So far they seem very vigorous.

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The answer to that, my friend, is 3 days or less

For my next trick, I'll germinated a seed in Jello Gelatin

maybe raspberry

or lime.

WWTCGD?

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this experiment is flawed.

Everyones paper towels are different.
If U use an expensive paper towel like I do, then the bleach will kill the seeds the moment a taproot shows.

I found it best to use a shop towel since it contains no added chemicals:
but then again that method could be flawed if someone is using a different type of shop towel or different water...

too many damn variables with germinating..

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hell look in my journal i use wet sock and 100% 2 day germ check it out

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