Best way to Germinate Seeds?

you could do either one, but if you germinate them with a paper towel, im pretty sure they will sprout quicker. peace

-->Put seeds in glass of water for 24 hours. They should sink. Sometimes you might need to stir/swish the water around to make them sink. If they havent sunk by 24 hours, they are normally bad seed(s)

-->Use the paper towel method (Wet paper towel in a ziplock baggie).

It will take about 2-3 days (2 days normally).

Hope this helps,
-bwbig

you can use the paper towel method, or soak them in water for 24 hours, by then the heathy ones should have cracked, most will have a little bit of the tap root out also....Now you can stick the cracked ones in the rockwool taproot down....they should sprout up in 24-72 hours if they are nice healthy beans.

how long after the seeds have sprouted do I wait before I use Nutrients, and also what are some of the better brands of nutrients. also is a 24hr light period during veg. better than 18/6.

Originally Posted by phil deese

....and also what are some of the better brands of nutrients. also is a 24hr light period during veg. better than 18/6.

There have been some heated discussions on this forum about this topic. Try and run a search using the key word '18/6' to read about the actual facts that determine the answer to this question; there have been some really good posts explaining why 18/6 is better for the plant.

But in short, 18/6 is the way to go. Plants can only photosynthesize up to 18 hours and day and some dark period is important for health root development. Anymore light in a day is overkill.

Some people might try to tell you that they have seen faster growth with 24 hours of light, but the difference is marginal. I personally have never noticed a difference.