germination help

NuttySlayer420

NuttySlayer420

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so i bought these seeds for 60$ for 5 off of ilovegrowingmarijauna.com i put 2 of them in water over night 1 sank right away the other took time but eventually did so i put them in paper towels after 18 hours one showed a little tap root the other didnt and still hasnt but for the one that started showing its tap root it aint growing its in a moist paper towel ontop of my cabel box
im now on day 6 with no progression after showing root i have it in a plastic open bag for humidity and between 2 plates for darkness

so for paper towel im not sure what level of wetness moist is, so i just poured water on top of towel picked it up for 30 seconds let all water drip out then i squeeze it between my hands with it flat to get rid of excess water so it leaves it damp/moist not sure if i had it to dry or to wet if thats the problem

what is 100% fullproof way to germinate and get a seedling i dont want to be the one to spend 60$ on seeds and have em all die
 

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*BUDS

*BUDS

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From my experience you get 100% or close with small rockwool cubes . Keep wet until they surface.
When they have sprouted reduce watering the cubes, feed them 1/4 strength hydro veg nutes increasing as they get bigger.
 
NuttySlayer420

NuttySlayer420

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*BUDS said:
From my experience you get 100% or close with small rockwool cubes . Keep wet until they surface.
When they have sprouted reduce watering the cubes, feed them 1/4 strength hydro veg nutes increasing as they get bigger.
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do you know what i could have done wrong?
is it a defective seed or sumthin?
 
ANC

ANC

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Take a small pot of seedling mix or coco, plant seed about half an inch deep.
Put a bit of water on but don't drench it, that just collapses everything, choking air out.
Put under a 23W CFL spiral bulb have small 6" fan ready to gently blow in the direction of new seedlings to make them strong and help with transpiration.

The next bit is the bit that makes it work. Don't fucking mess with it, looking is fine, but no stirring looking for seedlings or shit like that. It can easily take 10 days before you see anything pop out of the ground. Again DON"T SCRATCH IN THE POT!. Keep a cup of plain water and a spoon next to your seedling pot. while waiting to germinate just pour 1 or 2 spoonfuls of water where the seed is in the morning and evening. Once germinated they still need very little water, as they have small roots. Don't overwater. After the seed sprouted it will literally just keep growing taller and taller for 2 weeks even with 0 water (at which point it dies as it would have consumed its own root system).
 
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giglewigle

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ANC said:
Take a small pot of seedling mix or coco, plant seed about half an inch deep.
Put a bit of water on but don't drench it, that just collapses everything, choking air out.
Put under a 23W CFL spiral bulb have small 6" fan ready to gently blow in the direction of new seedlings to make them strong and help with transpiration.

The next bit is the bit that makes it work. Don't fucking mess with it, looking is fine, but no stirring looking for seedlings or shit like that. It can easily take 10 days before you see anything pop out of the ground. Again DON"T SCRATCH IN THE POT!. Keep a cup of plain water and a spoon next to your seedling pot. while waiting to germinate just pour 1 or 2 spoonfuls of water where the seed is in the morning and evening. Once germinated they still need very little water, as they have small roots. Don't overwater. After the seed sprouted it will literally just keep growing taller and taller for 2 weeks even with 0 water (at which point it dies as it would have consumed its own root system).
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Asome of the best advise if heard so far on here man i may even apply the spoon water thing to my grow thanks i found this helpfull
 
Lite

Lite

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Bergmans seeds are overpriced but I have never had one fail. odds are it's you and not the seeds.

I throw a piece of papertowel on a plate, soak it, throw some seeds on it and fold it up. throw it in a DARK place.
 
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