correct time to cure SEEDS?

24 hours. dude i collect mine out of fresh buds put them in a baggie with label (small ziplock 1gram baggies) leave the top open for 24 hours then close the top and put them in a medicine container with one of those silicon things.
they really dont have to be cured i planted mine today and collected them 3-4 days ago purplexBgum

in the fridge for a week then bingo....

i thought about that too since the fridge is dry, but i wonder if that can kill some seeds that would otherwise make it..

i'd imagine seeds are well preserved in a fridge actually. i know at least some kinds of seeds actually get frozen and many people put MJ plants in their fridge for "stasis".

i thought there was some period of time needed for seeds to "germinate" or whatever when they're harvested. i could have sworn that they need a "dry cycle" before they'll pop. i wanted to try cloning and controlled paintbrush breeding next grow. i tossed a bunch of extra beans in water recently and nothing popped in the water at least.

thanks for the info. i guess i'll just have to keep testing beans until something pops like my C99 BXes eventually did along with a haze skunk x C99 and a super cali haze x C99. i bet seeds really need more than a month after fertilization for full viability.

these seeds are designed to lie unde snow during winter then pop up when it gets warm in the spring.

all you really need to do is keep them cool and dry, and plant them when you want. i preferr to let my seeds (of all types) dry over the winter indoors in a shallow dish, then start them in late winter indoors before planting them outside after the last frost (or for photoperiod sensitive plants after the vernal equinox)

this works for cantalope, musk melon, watermelon, bell peppers, tomatoes, cilantro (coriander), basil, thyme, all forms of lettuce, onions garlic carrots, etc etc etc... juicy or wet seeds (corn, beans etc...) need to dry thoroughly on the plant before harvest.

most seeds are viable from the moment the seeds are fully dried out after removal from the calyxes. 24-36 hours. longer storage overwinter is solely to ensure the timing for my spring plantings.

Originally Posted by hazey grapes

if anyone knows how long seeds need to be cured (there's another word for it i think that i've forgotten... seasoned?) i would appreciate that info a lot.

FWIW, when Spice Brothers seeds were around, FET (the breeder) would discuss curing the seeds for 2-3 months before packaging.

Simon

I harvested a hermie a couple of weeks ago. I put the trim in a cardboard box under my bed to dry. Got it out 5 days ago to make hash. I ran it all thru the bubble bags and dumped what was left on the compost pile. I now have about 50 little plants popping up. I don't think the seed "curing" is very complicated. I keep mine in the fridge, and I have at least 90% germination.

i noticed your making a lot of the mistakes i was making my first few trys at making seeds. ill give you a few pointers. first check my sig take the link to my journal and you can see the purp bud i removed the seeds from then you can seed them cracking a few days later, i will have pics when they sprout in a few days.

second the seeds dont need to cure, just air dry cool temps, warm temps doesnt matter just dont get them wet(ive had a few seeds just drop out the plant and sprout). store them somewhere dry i like the silicon because it will keep the RH down in whatver container.

thrid remember to let your males "BUST" let em get it all out. the more pollen the better. now you migh have issues with fertility because the pollen you may have used could have been an early realease, wait for the big drop.

fourth but most important when you go to pollinate dont be shy, us alot on one bud, alot of people will say it takes one grain i will tell right now billions of those grains are worthless.(i learned this by sneezing and spraying a bunch of pollen but ended up with only a fewer seeds than i had thought hmmm...)

dont worry about the "cure" so much if your seeds where fertile they would pop right away. i do agree tho aging them will probably give you a higher germination rate, but fresh seeds should be good to go as well as aged ones.