Ever since I started messing around with growing this stuff I have wondered something... Why do most people germinate their seeds in a paper towel or something instead of just planting them in saturated soil?

because we feel like doing it that way.


i duno, its what i started doing and it works for me

just like most things we do here is cause we get better results,,,, tryed and tested........................

besides,,, seeds need to stay moist to crack so wouldnt it be much harder to keep the top inch or two of dirt moist...... Im just sayin....................

Not really I germinate my seeds in a wet paper towel inside of a closed zip lock bag.. The seeds stay nice and damp and I know there are good when they go into the dirt.

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I have had great success with the paper towel method. I like because you know the seed is germinated before putting it in the dirt....

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I used it last time and I ended up losing 4 seeds... I am certain this is mostly because I am clueless... can you guys tell what I let happen to them? This picture is of a sprout about 4 days after coming out of the paper towel and being put into organic soil...

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Thanks for your responses!

I've done both, less chance of contamination when you just stick a seed in the dirty, ive had better sucess with staight to dirt, but some say its better in paper towel, try both with some bagseed and see what works better for you...

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What do you do with your lights and fans when you're germing in the dirt? You just leave it all off to keep everything from drying up?

No, just put it about a quater inch into the dirt, just barely covered, water, right under the light, in about 2 days water again carefully, and in about 3-7 days total you'll have a sprout...

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