# How long to give a seed to crack? **URL:** \ **Category:** Seedling\ **Created:** [October 5, 2019, 11:01pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-long-to-give-a-seed-to-crack/35933 "2019-10-05T23:01:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Agrestic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/agrestic/32/217168_2.png) [@Agrestic](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Agrestic)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2019, 11:01pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-long-to-give-a-seed-to-crack/35933/1 "2019-10-05T23:01:45Z")
I dropped 4 seeds in water, three sunk. one didn’t. i put it in a paper towel anyway. the three that sunk are all sporting tap roots, the one that didn’t sink is still holding strong. how long do you give them in the paper towel before giving up? ---
**Author:** ![blackthumbbetty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/blackthumbbetty/32/528626_2.png) [@blackthumbbetty](https://ilgmforum.com/u/blackthumbbetty)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2019, 11:04pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-long-to-give-a-seed-to-crack/35933/2 "2019-10-05T23:04:08Z")
Many people don’t even bother with paper towels. I try to give seeds 7 days before I start fretting. However, I only soak for 12-24 hours, then put them into Rooters, whether or not they’ve cracked. They can take up to 2 weeks, but that’s rare. ---
**Author:** ![Agrestic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/agrestic/32/217168_2.png) [@Agrestic](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Agrestic)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2019, 11:09pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-long-to-give-a-seed-to-crack/35933/3 "2019-10-05T23:09:09Z")
ok thanks. that’s way longer than i thought so good to know. i already fretted and put another in a glass just in case. i like the paper towel so i can kinda see what’s going on and if they made it through the first step or not. so far the others from my first grow and three of these all sprouted tap roots right away so was never concerned about the “what if”. ---
**Author:** ![Hogmaster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/hogmaster/32/619897_2.png) [@Hogmaster](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Hogmaster)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-long-to-give-a-seed-to-crack/35933/4 "2019-10-05T23:18:25Z")
@blackthumbbetty has you covered it Has taken over a week for some or longer and 24 hrs for others ---
**Author:** ![Agrestic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/agrestic/32/217168_2.png) [@Agrestic](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Agrestic)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2019, 11:48pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-long-to-give-a-seed-to-crack/35933/5 "2019-10-05T23:48:41Z")
well i may have an extra plant on my hands. oh … damn? ---
**Author:** ![Agrestic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/agrestic/32/217168_2.png) [@Agrestic](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Agrestic)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 1:45am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-long-to-give-a-seed-to-crack/35933/6 "2019-10-06T01:45:46Z")
turns out i only needed to wait a few more minutes lol. cracked right after i dropped a fifth seed. ---
**Author:** ![RockClarke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/rockclarke/32/269575_2.png) [@RockClarke](https://ilgmforum.com/u/RockClarke)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-long-to-give-a-seed-to-crack/35933/7 "2019-10-07T21:30:45Z")
@KinSEDC… CONGRATULATIONS!!! ---
**Author:** ![Agrestic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/agrestic/32/217168_2.png) [@Agrestic](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Agrestic)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-long-to-give-a-seed-to-crack/35933/8 "2019-10-07T21:46:12Z")
thanks! but… it was premature. turns out my eyes suck lol. thought it cracked but not yet. the replacement already popped its tail out and is in soil, so hooray for that! we’ll see if this one does at some point. ---
**Author:** ![Myfriendis410](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/myfriendis410/32/556067_2.png) [@Myfriendis410](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Myfriendis410)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-long-to-give-a-seed-to-crack/35933/9 "2019-10-07T22:06:18Z")
> [@blackthumbbetty](#): > > I try to give seeds 7 days before I start fretting I’ve had seeds in water/peroxide for 6 days before a tail shows. Thicker seed husk I imagine. You can drag the seed across an emory board to score the seed husk which will speed it up. My current seedling took 3 days. ---
**Author:** ![blackthumbbetty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/blackthumbbetty/32/528626_2.png) [@blackthumbbetty](https://ilgmforum.com/u/blackthumbbetty)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 10:44pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-long-to-give-a-seed-to-crack/35933/10 "2019-10-07T22:44:06Z")
Most seeds seem to germ within 2-4 days, it seems. That sound about right, to you, from what you’ve seen in your grows and on the forum? ---
**Author:** ![Agrestic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/agrestic/32/217168_2.png) [@Agrestic](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Agrestic)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 10:50pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-long-to-give-a-seed-to-crack/35933/11 "2019-10-07T22:50:11Z")
if you’re asking me, this is only my second grow and figured i got pretty lucky with my first and was just a matter of time before i hit one that didn’t pop right away. i was 100% with three different methods, including plopping three directly into soil outside. i wasn’t sure if it was myth or not that those that don’t sink won’t crack at all. but, we’ll see with this last one. good to know they can take time so i don’t fret so much. ---
**Author:** ![Myfriendis410](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/myfriendis410/32/556067_2.png) [@Myfriendis410](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Myfriendis410)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 11:01pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-long-to-give-a-seed-to-crack/35933/12 "2019-10-07T23:01:16Z")
> [@blackthumbbetty](#): > > That sound about right Yeah; absolutely. ---
**Author:** ![MrPeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@MrPeat](https://ilgmforum.com/u/MrPeat)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-long-to-give-a-seed-to-crack/35933/13 "2019-10-07T23:18:38Z")
They do make magnifying glasses for a reason. For some reason our mom kept the lens to one and I found it in her belongings. I use it all the time when dealing with seeds to plant. My vision isn’t great. 😂😂😂 ---
**Author:** ![Agrestic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/agrestic/32/217168_2.png) [@Agrestic](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Agrestic)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 11:38pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-long-to-give-a-seed-to-crack/35933/14 "2019-10-07T23:38:30Z")
Well… i guess i didn’t realize my eyes weren’t great! I finally had to get glasses for close up but i guess there’s now another distance that I can’t quite see. weed is teaching me all sorts of things about myself 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Agrestic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/agrestic/32/217168_2.png) [@Agrestic](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Agrestic)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 11:42pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-long-to-give-a-seed-to-crack/35933/15 "2019-10-07T23:42:28Z")
aaand i just bought a magnifying glass. god that’s depressing. 😓 ---
**Author:** ![MrPeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@MrPeat](https://ilgmforum.com/u/MrPeat)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 11:54pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-long-to-give-a-seed-to-crack/35933/16 "2019-10-07T23:54:03Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/3/2/32a14be0c05e41e3e87c9fa61dd3d8913bf44d9c.jpeg) @Agrestic It’s not depressing. We use all kinds of gadgets to grow and I’ve yet see one post about using a magnifying glass to really look at things. Now THAT is depressing. ---
**Author:** ![Myfriendis410](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/myfriendis410/32/556067_2.png) [@Myfriendis410](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Myfriendis410)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-long-to-give-a-seed-to-crack/35933/17 "2019-10-07T23:55:37Z")
> [@MrPeat](#): > > I’ve yet see one post about using a magnifying glass to really look at things. Now THAT is depressing. I use my loupe all the time. And not just for checking trichomes. ---
**Author:** ![MrPeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@MrPeat](https://ilgmforum.com/u/MrPeat)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 12:00am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-long-to-give-a-seed-to-crack/35933/18 "2019-10-08T00:00:21Z")
I said magnifying glass…not a jeweler loupe. Definitely not the same thing. I can’t use a magnifying glass to look at this and get a real good idea how it looks under a magnifying glass…I could with a loupe. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/5/7/5709167ca3049ff11b34af7b568f1b12901c00d7.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![RockClarke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/rockclarke/32/269575_2.png) [@RockClarke](https://ilgmforum.com/u/RockClarke)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 1:26am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-long-to-give-a-seed-to-crack/35933/19 "2019-10-08T01:26:38Z")
Hey @Myfriendis410. which jewelers loupe do you use? Is it adjustable or have different settings? Just curious … ---
**Author:** ![Agrestic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/agrestic/32/217168_2.png) [@Agrestic](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Agrestic)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2019, 1:31am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-long-to-give-a-seed-to-crack/35933/20 "2019-10-08T01:31:28Z")
i bought a few but this one works best with my iphone for taking pics with the 30x. the 60x is useless for me. i zoom in a little on my computer before saving the images. higher powered ones were much harder to focus and the depth of field gets so shallow. [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078N34WZR/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078N34WZR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?tag=ilovegrowingm-20) ![1%20thelma%20trichs2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/3X/5/6/56b98555d24e9ed21fe02ca83f75e28082d0299a.jpeg) [Next page](https://ilgmforum.com/t/how-long-to-give-a-seed-to-crack/35933.md?page=2)