# Time to switch to wet paper towel? **URL:** \ **Category:** Seedling\ **Created:** [May 12, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/time-to-switch-to-wet-paper-towel/44599 "2020-05-12T22:53:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Travis23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Travis23](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Travis23)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/time-to-switch-to-wet-paper-towel/44599/1 "2020-05-12T22:53:22Z")
Alright everyone! My wife and I have made it to the germination stage. Dropped 3 seed from ILGM on Saturday night at 10pm (PH, GDP, and BW). The PH got a tail within 24 hours so we planted that. The GDP AND BW just barely cracked open today. The GDP seems to be forming a tail but the BW seems like its just cracking more, with no tail. I know IMLG says its ok to keep the seeds in water for 7 days and it should sprout a tail within 24 to 72 hours. Should we wait it out a bit longer? Are we being impatient? Lol (Side note we did gem 6 other seeds that we had kicking around with the towel method. Most of them have broke through the soil!) ![Resized_20200512_185000](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/6/0/f/60fb864e8f37f1e55f73282e6cc9c086f3c84a86.jpeg) ![Resized_20200512_184909](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/0/1/9/019b47e08ee03f2a71f768cfefe56b18d465a013.jpeg) First pic is BW 2nd is GDP! Thanks for any advice!!! ---
**Author:** ![Covertgrower](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/covertgrower/32/423081_2.png) [@Covertgrower](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Covertgrower)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/time-to-switch-to-wet-paper-towel/44599/2 "2020-05-12T23:43:17Z")
Yes place in paper towel. ---
**Author:** ![Travis23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Travis23](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Travis23)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/time-to-switch-to-wet-paper-towel/44599/3 "2020-05-12T23:50:27Z")
@Covertgrower Thanks for the reply! ---
**Author:** ![Covertgrower](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/covertgrower/32/423081_2.png) [@Covertgrower](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Covertgrower)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 11:52pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/time-to-switch-to-wet-paper-towel/44599/4 "2020-05-12T23:52:34Z")
So you don’t panic next time, I’ve forgotten about a seed or two, and they stayed in there for 3 days. Had a pretty long tail about 1/2” but I put directly into the medium at that point. ---
**Author:** ![Travis23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Travis23](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Travis23)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/time-to-switch-to-wet-paper-towel/44599/5 "2020-05-12T23:57:08Z")
Thank you for the reassurance! I was a little nervous. We wanted to do it the way ILGM suggested just incase they did not germ just to be safe. ---
**Author:** ![BetrayedSoul](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/betrayedsoul/32/538425_2.png) [@BetrayedSoul](https://ilgmforum.com/u/BetrayedSoul)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/time-to-switch-to-wet-paper-towel/44599/6 "2020-05-13T00:05:45Z")
Woah. That top seed is gonna be a MONSTER BUD maker…that’s my guess. Great job so far !!! ---
**Author:** ![Travis23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Travis23](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Travis23)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/time-to-switch-to-wet-paper-towel/44599/7 "2020-05-13T00:09:04Z")
Thank you!!! I hope so! Its our first time growing indoor! We grew for the first time last year but it was outside!