Seeds won't crack

charface

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I put the non spouters back in the fridg for 48 hrs and try again. 50% will pop after the second "season".
Reminds me of cherry seeds,
They are supposed to hit the ground then go through stratification. I think that's the word. But you can put them in the fridge for a few months.

Some guys scuff weed seeds with like a match striker but Ive never had to take drastic measures. I can see it though now that seeds are actually spendy.
 

kingtitan

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Lots of methods work. Some breeders actually don't honor if you do not soak for 12-18 hours and don't use a damp paper towel for tap root. Its all over the place really.

I have always used little plastic shot glasses filled with Nestle spring water and soak for max 16 hours then move to paper towel until the tap root gets 0.5-1 inch then drop it into solo cups with soilless just barely covering them.

Now my experience with popping seeds isn't a whole lot. I have probably popped 35 seeds over a decade span and only 3 have not germinated for me. 1 was from a pack and the other 2 were at least 9 years old Blue God from Jordan of the Isles I found 2 months ago in my wife's jewelry box LOL.

This is the last 10 seeds I did couple months ago.

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legalcanada

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if they are old seeds you could try adding GA3 to the water when germinating just don't add too much or they will stretch like crazy

i've always just planted my seed and watered then waited a few days, too much chance of picking up pathogens or damaging the fragile tap root and imo the only reason for soak/paper towel is impatience, i don't see any benefit unless they are like 5-10+ years old or improperly stored
 

Dr. Who

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Whats $200 a pack. Seems pretty standard to Me...

Anyhow this is not show and tell; but to set a premise on seeds you can save the talks on $200-$1000.

Moving along do what you do to start seeds. Most people on the old growth forums like "OverGrow" have been using this tech.

I have about 95% rate using this method. Other 5% seeds where not viable.

At the end of the day to the op. I have pictures above of my technique. Proof is in the pudding, I don't see anyone else showing you pictures.

How about them apples?

Do what you do though @Possum1
Hmm tree's. You should soak apple seeds too.

I didn't say it doesn't work did I?

I explained what water to avoid or amend with H2O2 also.

I wouldn't soak the beans from those breeders who say not to. Insurance.

Please, do what makes YOU happy.

Keep in mind that this is an open forum and people are going to post answers YOU don't like. After all it was just information I gave.
Not like saying that our paper towel method was "Bad information."

Mmm, seeds from various boutique breeders in your area....Ok, the point is?

Here's some won at auction. Your listed price range is low........One is the only pack to be released.
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I got no real point in posting that either but, thought I might share my newest acquisitions.... So, you can keep your apples....
 

Lightgreen2k

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Hmm tree's. You should soak apple seeds too.

I didn't say it doesn't work did I?

I explained what water to avoid or amend with H2O2 also.

I wouldn't soak the beans from those breeders who say not to. Insurance.

Please, do what makes YOU happy.

Keep in mind that this is an open forum and people are going to post answers YOU don't like. After all it was just information I gave.
Not like saying that our paper towel method was "Bad information."

Mmm, seeds from various boutique breeders in your area....Ok, the point is?

Here's some won at auction. Your listed price range is low........One is the only pack to be released.
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I got no real point in posting that either but, thought I might share my newest acquisitions.... So, you can keep your apples....
Nice seeds. I saw that auction... and those are worth 150. People over pay at auctions. Hope you didnt spend a load at AUCTION.

But I know the feeling to be exclusive. Nice seeds again..
 

Dr. Who

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The red packs are the auction beans. Looking forward to the white labeled one....

Yet the Triangle cross is interesting....Clone only Florida strain. damn potent

Flaming Yeti, interesting. Loompa's Yeti is what, another pheno of Headband or the base is a headband pheno. They have a shit ton of different headband pheno's they named different things....

Breeding partner and I just got these....



There's a cpl of Loompa headband pheno's represented here....

Blasphemy is breeder stock but, will be run for fun also...


Your Orange Fruity Pebbles caught my eye. What the cross, besides the FP?
Alien Waltz drew the eye too.

Nice beans!
 

Lightgreen2k

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The red packs are the auction beans. Looking forward to the white labeled one....

Yet the Triangle cross is interesting....Clone only Florida strain. damn potent

Flaming Yeti, interesting. Loompa's Yeti is what, another pheno of Headband or the base is a headband pheno. They have a shit ton of different headband pheno's they named different things....

Breeding partner and I just got these....



There's a cpl of Loompa headband pheno's represented here....

Blasphemy is breeder stock but, will be run for fun also...


Your Orange Fruity Pebbles caught my eye. What the cross, besides the FP?
Alien Waltz drew the eye too.

Nice beans!
So where to start.

Orange fpog is
Fpog x Orange juice bud {first orange line release from obs under franchise} The famed orange cookies that the jungleboys have had for the past couple of years came from this line.

There is lots of loompa lines these days, the seeds above are from cabin fever. Its Norcal fire Og x yetti og squarred.
Yetti og squared and yetti bx where his two first release on the cannaforums 2011-2012.
 

Possum1

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FYI, seeds all turned out fine. The green crack has been a day behind the blue dream throughout, but both are doing well.
Put cracked seeds in soil, the first blue dream to crack sprouted the next day, the one 3 hrs later sprouted the next day (may have planted a little deeper?) The green crack also sprouted 1 day apart starting the next day.
 
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