Rapid rooter help

Ive had 7 seeds in a rapid rooter tray since 2/27, in a humidome, about 2in under my t5. Up until now, i had a little water in the tray also, so the rooters could absorb them if need be.
Long story short...i had way too much water and i just found out the bottom of the rooters were soaking wet for the whole 3 days. I heard of peoples seeds breaking through in three days and four days...I didn’t dig the seeds out but from the top they look exactly the same as when i planted them. I squeezed the excess water out of each plug, without removing the seeds and dumped the water out of the tray and misted the tray lightly. This time theres no puddles only drops of water here and there. The humidomes back on and its under the t5.
Did i save my grow or is it too late?

SOMEBODY SAVE ME!!!

generalnyce said:

Ive had 7 seeds in a rapid rooter tray since 2/27, in a humidome, about 2in under my t5. Up until now, i had a little water in the tray also, so the rooters could absorb them if need be.
Long story short...i had way too much water and i just found out the bottom of the rooters were soaking wet for the whole 3 days. I heard of peoples seeds breaking through in three days and four days...I didn’t dig the seeds out but from the top they look exactly the same as when i planted them. I squeezed the excess water out of each plug, without removing the seeds and dumped the water out of the tray and misted the tray lightly. This time theres no puddles only drops of water here and there. The humidomes back on and its under the t5.
Did i save my grow or is it too late?

SOMEBODY SAVE ME!!!

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cHeck out my post here
http://rollitup.org/t/rapid-rioters-directly-into-soil.959819/

generalnyce said:

Ive had 7 seeds in a rapid rooter tray since 2/27, in a humidome, about 2in under my t5. Up until now, i had a little water in the tray also, so the rooters could absorb them if need be.
Long story short...i had way too much water and i just found out the bottom of the rooters were soaking wet for the whole 3 days. I heard of peoples seeds breaking through in three days and four days...I didn’t dig the seeds out but from the top they look exactly the same as when i planted them. I squeezed the excess water out of each plug, without removing the seeds and dumped the water out of the tray and misted the tray lightly. This time theres no puddles only drops of water here and there. The humidomes back on and its under the t5.
Did i save my grow or is it too late?

SOMEBODY SAVE ME!!!

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Ill pray they didnt drown man. Read Lords post, he knows the rooter game.

I just read it bro...
Damn. I think it might be good then. I mean he said he never had a problem with too much water....I mean, i dont think he would’ve did this dumb shit but overwatering is overwatering, right? Anyways, im pretty sure the plugs aren’t drowning now so as long as I didn’t already kill them I should be ok! The holes are covered, the dome is on, about a in or 2 under the t5...everything is pretty much as he said now, right?
I’ll just leave them be for a couple more days and wish for the best. I may just be being a little impatient, it’s only been three days.
This “germination” shit is STRESSFUL!!!!!
This is my second attempt, the first one being in the paper towels.
19 beans altogether and i havent got one to veg!!!! Wtf??? I only need 3 strong seeds to start...i cant get one!

I keep mine about the moisture level of a wrung out sponge. You want it to have a healthy mixture of water to air. I basically soak my rapid rooters in water, pull them out, give em a light but firm squeeze in my fist, and they're good to go. I know, it's not exact... I also look at the color. If I squeeze too much water out, they turn lighter colored. If too much water left in, they're too dark. Right in the middle is the sweet spot

In my experience too much water usually comes into play once they've popped and the root is creeping out. So im inclined to say they should be ok, unless the bean itself was soggy. Ive rooted all ways in my years. Anymore i just clone and run one strand over and over. When I do pop a bean here and there in search for the super Jupiter I just use paper towels. I have found that the shittiest cheapest paper towels work the best. Viva in my experience is the worst, with Bounty right behind. They dont breathe like a shitty paper towel.

generalnyce said:

I just read it bro...
Damn. I think it might be good then. I mean he said he never had a problem with too much water....I mean, i dont think he would’ve did this dumb shit but overwatering is overwatering, right? Anyways, im pretty sure the plugs aren’t drowning now so as long as I didn’t already kill them I should be ok! The holes are covered, the dome is on, about a in or 2 under the t5...everything is pretty much as he said now, right?
I’ll just leave them be for a couple more days and wish for the best. I may just be being a little impatient, it’s only been three days.
This “germination” shit is STRESSFUL!!!!!
This is my second attempt, the first one being in the paper towels.
19 beans altogether and i havent got one to veg!!!! Wtf??? I only need 3 strong seeds to start...i cant get one!

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Where did your seeds come from? Generally using the method I laid out in that other post I’ve had them all up and out in three days sometimes I get weak or slow starters at 5 days.

my first 12 beans were from a friend who fucked up and let a male stick around too long. (3) lsd (3) Red Diesel (3) silver la (3) stacked kush.
That was really just a practice run so i could get a feel for what methods work for me, what lights I like, what nutes, mediums, etc...but it never got that far as none germed!
One silver la looked like it cracked and was growing a taproot after like 9 days so i transfered it to about a 70/30 coco perlite mix in a party cup. 4 or 5 days later i saw a small red and white bug crawling around the brim of the party cup so i panicked (i think) n went digging in the coco to see if any more were there and i saw the seed looked just like it did when i planted it so i trashed that one too! (I figured a couple days...it should be at least a little different) That was around the time I invested in a rapid rooter tray (all up until then were in the paper towel method)
Now im off that method...because im 0 for 12 and I tried the rapid rooters. I have one nirvana seed that was gifted to me (still in packaging) (silver kush) and 6 from attitude seed bank. (3) lsd and (3) red Diesel.
Those last 7 are what i have in the plugs now so if they dont go for me im 0 for 19!
This shits crazy!
Im kinda glad this is happening now and not with the beans i paid for (i have (2) sour diesel (3) white widow (1) green crack (1) og kush (1) blue og (1) blue cheese (1) lemon pie and (1) silver kush that im expecting from attitude any day now) but i cant get this germ shit straight so im scared to even look at those when they land!!!

I have full faith you got this. You know where you went wrong. Lords guide is legit. After they pop tone down the moisture around them and you got it. You can go buy any garden seeds at a store and practice on something other than pricey canna seeds as well. The concept is the same.

Just my opinion but I've found rapid rooters too wet for starting seeds, great for clones but not so good for seeds
-good luck!

Beachwalker said:

Just my opinion but I've found rapid rooters too wet for starting seeds, great for clones but not so good for seeds
-good luck!

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If not done right yes they can be if done how I outlined in the previous post I’ve had a 99% success rate so far. The RR are easy. You can water log anything just do it right and the seeds pop fast given they’re good seeds. Also people don’t cover the hole which you should do.