Root Riot cubes - questions

What’s tge right way to start seeds with these cubes?

I put some seeds I’d popped with a 48hr soak in distilled water but the haven’t sprouted in 6-7 days and I’m pretty sure they got waterlogged - they were totally saturated to capacity after soaking up water from the tray below. I filled the lowest channels of the tray with water and the cubes seemed to have soaked it all up until they couldn’t wick up any more. What is the proper way to set these things up, including whether to add water to the tray bottom or not?

I poke a hole through them with something thin-ish because it makes a small thin hole for the taproot to go down (this might not be necessary, it's just something that I do) and if the plugs are wet they shouldn't need anymore water unless they start drying out but the sprouts should pop up before you need to re-water them if you already pre soaked the seeds. They're usually pretty foolproof.

And I put the seed in pointy end up or sideways, but I don't think it matters too much. Seeds are pretty good at figuring out which way is up generally. If you get a sprout going the wrong way you can gently pry the sprout out with something if it's not too deeply rooted into the plug or gently rip the plug open and put the sprout going the right way.

Patience is a virtue because it is hard
No more watering see what sprouts

DarkStar420307 said:

What’s tge right way to start seeds with these cubes?

I put some seeds I’d popped with a 48hr soak in distilled water but the haven’t sprouted in 6-7 days and I’m pretty sure they got waterlogged - they were totally saturated to capacity after soaking up water from the tray below. I filled the lowest channels of the tray with water and the cubes seemed to have soaked it all up until they couldn’t wick up any more. What is the proper way to set these things up, including whether to add water to the tray bottom or not?

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I germ on a dish, maybe use the modem as heat?

then about 1- 2 inches long

I insert into the prepped rooter

then cover with plastic/sarin

you never want them to dry out

once roots show/haLf an inch

insert to your 3usg

good luck

ps avoid excess water as it leads to Dampen Off a fungi

vostok said:

I germ on a dish, maybe use the modem as heat?

then about 1- 2 inches long

I insert into the prepped rooter

then cover with plastic/sarin

you never want them to dry out

once roots show/haLf an inch

insert to your 3usg

good luck

ps avoid excess water as it leads to Dampen Off a fungi

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Avoid domes because of damping off too.