Im pretty confident you guys are gonna find some good stuff in them Bag of Oranges fems. Likely gonna get 2 phenos in a 10 pack. Green pheno was the bright, citrus zesty orange peel pheno for me.
Both carried a great stone.
DANG!!!! I was mistaken in my reply earlier. I made some Chem 91 skva x Dragonsblood, and I made some HAOG x Chocolate Diesel fems. And another one I want to hunt through is OGKB x Apollo - 11 Genius. And some others....lol.
Ralph was momentarily glitzy, (think Chaminade, lol) but a flash in the pan compared to Ricky's staying power. Makes sense, lol!
I usually just drop them in a cup of water and wait for the shell to split. Some are finicky and need a seed cracker or a Very light scuffing with sand paper pre soak
Everyone does what works for them. I gave up on the paper towel stuff, cups of water etc many years ago. Seeds have been sprouting in dirt for far longer than we have been growing pot and I see no benefit to doing it any other way. I plant directly into soil and vary rarely have a seed not pop.
For me the seeds go straight into a wet folded paper towel, then into a ziplok baggie with a small puff of air in it. Put it on a ceramic saucer and set it on the DVR box for the heat. Condensation on the inside of the bag is a usually a good sign. Usually within 48 hrs I have a 3/4" taproot ready for transplant into a rapid rooter. Im probably about 90% or better in the last couple yrs. Some seeds just arent going to pop no matter how patiently you wait, or what method is employed.
You did a run of the Banana Kush S1's already? Whats the smoke report on it? Any pics?
Smoke surprised me, good and strong. had a sweeter taste, not really nanner, but plaintain, not melon, but, something. Easy to grow for me, and finished sooner than anything else during that round. Just did two and I was out so they didn't last long. I did smoke it up first, if that says anything. I have more left, along with the ChemD x Banana Kush. Very much worth it, imho. I was pleasantly surprised, no offense. Just wasn't sure what to expect.
I started with the paper towel method. Then after having success just planting in dirt I use to just plant them in dirt with great success for a number of years. Then had a spat of not so successful germination. So went back to the towels. I wet the towels put seeds between them. Make sure there is no standing water. Then I close the lid on the glad container and place somewhere warm but not too warm.
I see the reverse. To me its a waste of time to germ seeds in paper towel and risk root damage while transplanting them at such a delicate stage.
i put them in a root riot cube with the bottom pointed upward and exposed to the light a bit. my last few batches have had 100% germination. i use a drip feed to keep them wet, about a minute every hour or so. i keep the water pointed at the side of the cube so its not blasting right onto the seed
I use a 5:1 ratio of RO water to 3% hydrogen peroxide. My understanding is the hydrogen peroxide acts as a chemical scarifier. Making it easier for oxygen to penetrate the seed. I haven't had any problems since I switched to that method years ago.
