Last resort for hard to pop seeds

Prince4118

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First of all please don't have a go at me for this it's just what has worked for me In a last resort

so I'm Just putting up a quick post for all you riu users and lurkers out there that have trouble germinating your beans I know your out there weather they be old stock or just stubborn this is what has worked for me thanks to some awesome help Iv got from other users (you know who you are)
Starters I use cotton wool cause it's easy to make in contact with the whole seed you can use your preferred material
And rain water

I start by scrapping the side of the seed where the seam is lightly with a sharp knife

I then wipe the seed well in a clean cloth to remove any oils and crap that may be on it

Then I put it into the cotton wool making sure it is damp but not too damp and put into a small dark container with a lid and put in somewhere warm (I float the container in my fish tank cause it has a heater set to 25c)

I check it in 24hrs it should have cracked
I then check another 12-25 hours later if the tap root hasn't grown at all I gently pry the seed shell off the embryo and put the embryo back in the cotton

in another 24 hours If it still hasn't changed I gently remove the embryonic sack from the embryo with tweezers you should be extremely careful doing this and use gloves if you can whenever handeling seeds and the stuff it's sitting in

put it back in the cotton wool leave another 12-24 hours and you should see some good growth of the root by now and should put it into your soil as soon as you can just under the surface

Put it into a warm spot in the dark or under a light if you can be sure it doesn't dry out and the seed has a few mm of soil covering it now you wait (I know this part sucks) in a day or so you should see it break the surface and then happy growing

Remember this method is strictly a last resort and should not be used if you have other options because there is a crazy high chance you will damage the seed and kill any chance it has,

If you are going to do this Try every other method you can think of before hand this has an extremely low success rate
 
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mr2shim

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All you have to do to germinate a seed is

1: put the seed in a moist rockwool cube or a moist jiffy pellet.
2: put rockwool cube/jiffy pellet in a warm dark place
3: sit the fuck down and leave it alone until it sprouts


I give you an A for effort but wow, I can't believe you're suggesting other people do that, even as a last resort.
 

Prince4118

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That's why I said it's a last resort when all other options have been exhausted I'm not recommending this method at all it's just what I have done in a last resort situation
 

oilmaker68

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That's why I said it's a last resort when all other options have been exhausted I'm not recommending this method at all it's just what I have done in a last resort situation
Dude, I for one applaud you for sharing your findings and experiences with growing. Donot be put off from sharing. If I were you I'd have put this post in the general growing section. The newbie part is for who don't know what PPM means and whether they have male or female plants.

Experienced growers will appreciate it more.
 

Prince4118

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Dude, I for one applaud you for sharing your findings and experiences with growing. Donot be put off from sharing. If I were you I'd have put this post in the general growing section. The newbie part is for who don't know what PPM means and whether they have male or female plants.

Experienced growers will appreciate it more.
Cheers dude
 

Prince4118

Well-Known Member
All you have to do to germinate a seed is

1: put the seed in a moist rockwool cube or a moist jiffy pellet.
2: put rockwool cube/jiffy pellet in a warm dark place
3: sit the fuck down and leave it alone until it sprouts


I give you an A for effort but wow, I can't believe you're suggesting other people do that, even as a last resort.
I tried all the rock wool and jiffy pellets with no success I'm not recommending people try method this if they haven't already tried ever other method possible
In my view it's better to try this and risk damaging the seed then to just throw the old seed stock or not be able to get one to ever sprout
 

purplehays1

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First of all please don't have a go at me for this it's just what has worked for me In a last resort

so I'm Just putting up a quick post for all you riu users and lurkers out there that have trouble germinating your beans I know your out there weather they be old stock or just stubborn this is what has worked for me thanks to some awesome help Iv got from other users (you know who you are)
Starters I use cotton wool cause it's easy to make in contact with the whole seed you can use your preferred material
And rain water

I start by scrapping the side of the seed where the seam is lightly with a sharp knife

I then wipe the seed well in a clean cloth to remove any oils and crap that may be on it

Then I put it into the cotton wool making sure it is damp but not too damp and put into a small dark container with a lid and put in somewhere warm (I float the container in my fish tank cause it has a heater set to 25c)

I check it in 24hrs it should have cracked
I then check another 12-25 hours later if the tap root hasn't grown at all I gently pry the seed shell off the embryo and put the embryo back in the cotton

in another 24 hours If it still hasn't changed I gently remove the embryonic sack from the embryo with tweezers you should be extremely careful doing this and use gloves if you can whenever handeling seeds and the stuff it's sitting in

put it back in the cotton wool leave another 12-24 hours and you should see some good growth of the root by now and should put it into your soil as soon as you can just under the surface

Put it into a warm spot in the dark or under a light if you can be sure it doesn't dry out and the seed has a few mm of soil covering it now you wait (I know this part sucks) in a day or so you should see it break the surface and then happy growing

Remember this method is strictly a last resort and should not be used if you have other options because there is a crazy high chance you will damage the seed and kill any chance it has,

If you are going to do this Try every other method you can think of before hand this has an extremely low success rate

DO NOT DO THIS WITH NEW SEEDS!!!

that being said everything in your post is great advice if u germinating seeds that are very old, or are having trouble with them. As you have said this is purely a last resort, as long as everyone knows that i cant see why anyone would give u shit.
 

Prince4118

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I put this one into soil only 15 hours ago using this method with about 5mm of soil covering it ,
I'd just like to show that it does work image.jpgRemember guys strictly a last resort try every other option first
 

Ace Yonder

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Have you noticed any differences in the plants from easy to germ/hard to germ seeds? I used a similar technique to germ the seeds that didn't pop in the first go round but the plants from them wound up being a little lackluster compared to the seeds that popped right away, wonderin' if its just a coincidence or if you seen the same thing?
 

Prince4118

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Nice.

Keep us updated.
They are usually a little slow to take off but with enough love and care they usually catch up Iv had a few hard to crack seeds that I have used this method on be my best yielders
Have you noticed any differences in the plants from easy to germ/hard to germ seeds? I used a similar technique to germ the seeds that didn't pop in the first go round but the plants from them wound up being a little lackluster compared to the seeds that popped right away, wonderin' if its just a coincidence or if you seen the same thing?
I'll update again when I get home in a few hours
 

oilmaker68

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They are usually a little slow to take off but with enough love and care they usually catch up Iv had a few hard to crack seeds that I have used this method on be my best yielders

I'll update again when I get home in a few hours
Looks good to me buddy, keep on with whatever works I say
 

Prince4118

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Here's the update I promised image.jpg20 hours after last photo was taken do it's 56 hours after going into soil
 
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