I soaked the seeds in water for just about 24 hours until they sank, then planted the seeds in jiffy cups in seedling soil that I watered first. In complete darkness. The tent has been maintaining 69/70 degrees F. The dome has had steady condensation. The soil temp according to the heating pad is maintaining between 71-73 degrees.
It’s been about 41 hours and they haven’t come through the soil yet I am wondering if I planted them too deep (about 3/4 to an inch). I was just curious as to how long they tend to take to sprout or if I should be adding light now? I keep debating turning my LED light on and keeping it about 40-44 inches above it (the recommended early stage for this light)
The soil is damp still. I am patient I just am nervous I buried them too deep or if I should have had a light on even though most say they don’t need light until they are seedlings. I don’t even know if they have fully cracked open because I put them into the soil just after they sank, they seemed maybe slightly cracked open when I took them out of the water but I was just more concerned about being gentle and not drowning them.
I put mine directly in soil and they go in my veg tent with an 18/6 light cycle. A bit more distance between them and your light like you are suggesting is great. Ideally you would have them be a bit warmer, but they should be okay.
thanks for the advice everyone! Tent has been maintaining about 75 degrees now with the light on. Hoping to see something sprout over the next couple days. I will report back!
they are way to young to really tell but they have very large Cotyledons (1st leaves you see), for the most part 0 to 7 days of life the plant is running off of what it stores in the seed. keep the environmental conditions good and read your plant, welcome and happy growing
