Okay so my seeds have been germinating for 48 hours now. I had them soaking in water up until about 8 hours ago. They all cracked yesterday and I see a little white nub but no tail. The guy at the hydro store today told me to take them out of the glass of water and put them in a paper towel in a ziplock baggie. I did that and I’m not seeing any change. How long does this process usually take I’ve had them in a dark spot on a mild heat source
8 hours isn’t that long. Give it at least a week. Check every 12 hours or so.
Did you dampen the paper towel and close the ziploc half way and put it in a dark space? And if it has a small white numb it should be ready to go
I was told it needs to have at least a quarter inch tail
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Ive been growing going on 5yrs now and have stuck to 1 method of germination and have 98% germ rate
- Soak seeds for 24hr in water
- Dampen paper towel put seed between paper towel
- Put paper towel into a ziplock bag leave it zipped up half way and then check daily until the taproot gets big enough(1/4-1/2in)
- Put into soil water a touch then dome it to keep humidity high once the seedling pops up i keep it domed for the first 2 days above ground then remove domes
My germination method.
3 parts water (normal tap is fine)
1 part Hydrogen Peroxide (softens the shell allowing more oxygenation to the seed)
Make.sure the water is at least 75 to 80°F room temp. Same.with peroxide.
Soak for 8 to 12 hours. You should see a little taproot.
Bury seed taproot up about a 1/4 to half inch deep. (About the depth of a penic eraser including metal jacket)
A germination pad is good, but not a must as long as your room air is 80 to 85.
You should see a seedling within 3 days. Ive had them pop soil as early as 12 hours.
Heres some babies that just hatched yesterday.
I soaked these on tuesday amd put them in soil wed morning.
I don’t wait for 1/4 inch tail. A split with a little showing is all you need to verify you have a viable seed. The tail is very delicate and 1/4 inch may be a little long. If it is 1/4 inch then handle with a lot of care.
Put them white nub down and in there forever home, they’ll be fine. Keep them warm and wet until they sprout. Your good, they will sprout in 4 days.
I soak mine in water for 2 or 3 days until they crack, then plant them.
Ok im going to put them in soil today. Do i keep the light on them 24 hours untill they come up or stick with 18/6 ?
You don’t need light for them to sprout.
As soon as my seeds crack and get planted they go under 24 hr light. They usually break ground in 2 days.
Thank you I was going to put it under an 18-6 light cycle. When do I switch to that they’re autos
The 18/6 should work fine.
This is why I started useing rockwool cubes, peat pods, or solo cup of coco-coir.
I try to be delicate but I just cannot do little things like that anymore 
my hand’s just don’t do what I tell them as im getting older 
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I’m using rockwool too, it’s very convenient, you never have to transplant. And for the first time I didn’t know what I was doing, yet four out of four popped so I’d also say it’s beginner friendly.
That’s genius but how is that any better than just taking it out of the cup