videoman40
Well-Known Member
Hey, I joined another growing forum, and was reading some posts and came across one persons ramblings....now mind you, it is a very small site. Much smaller than this site, with mostly very seasoned growers and he was talking about germinating seeds.
He has over 10 years experience, and grows alot from seed. He also posted a high germination rate, about 95% over the course of his ten years.
Anyways, he started experiencing a drop in his success rate, a severe drop, down to like 50%.
His method is identical to mine, and probably yours too. He uses a paper towel, placed on a paper plate, placed inside a large baggie, after he blows into the baggie.
Moving on, after some investigating, it turnns out he was using a more expensive paper towel that his usual l'cheapo paper towel.
Turns out, and he can't prove it by the ingrediants on the label, (its a paper towel, not food) but they appearantly used something in the process that negatively affected his germination success rate, maybe the bleach?
Moral here is if you are having problems with your seeds popping, look at your paper towels. Brown unbleached would be best.
Peace
He has over 10 years experience, and grows alot from seed. He also posted a high germination rate, about 95% over the course of his ten years.
Anyways, he started experiencing a drop in his success rate, a severe drop, down to like 50%.
His method is identical to mine, and probably yours too. He uses a paper towel, placed on a paper plate, placed inside a large baggie, after he blows into the baggie.
Moving on, after some investigating, it turnns out he was using a more expensive paper towel that his usual l'cheapo paper towel.
Turns out, and he can't prove it by the ingrediants on the label, (its a paper towel, not food) but they appearantly used something in the process that negatively affected his germination success rate, maybe the bleach?
Moral here is if you are having problems with your seeds popping, look at your paper towels. Brown unbleached would be best.
Peace