20+ year old seeds, let's grow 'em

[NorthernOrganics]

Update. Nothing new with the latest seeds.

Lone ranger is growing good. Getting some smells off the stem. Rubber and piss and sour vegetation. This one might be loud and rude.

 

[NorthernOrganics]

Planted 8 more in new soil. I have 8 seeds left after these. I dug up the last batch that was in the dirt for 6 days, the seeds went black and mushy.

 

[bongsmoker421]

I'm realizing the seat coat ( that filmy layer is the only thing stopping the seeds from growing and not the hard shell. The film layer gets dried squeezes the tap root/embryo. This will often leave a blemish on one of the cotyledons after germinating. So if your seeds emerge. You NEED to manually remove caps asap or plants will die if seeds are old

 

[bongsmoker421]

I'm realizing the seat coat ( that filmy layer is the only thing stopping the seeds from growing and not the hard shell. The film layer gets dried squeezes the tap root/embryo. This will often leave a blemish on one of the cotyledons after germinating. So if your seeds emerge. You NEED to manually remove caps asap or plants will die if seeds are old

the tap root broke on this one as i was peeling off the filmy layer that was trapping 90% of the seedling.... even if the seed shell opens, is stuck on there like like a bag with tape. it's just coty's left and a broken tap root, somehow it turned green in the photo. hopefully it's photosynthesizing and creating new roots.

 

[NorthernOrganics]

None of the seeds have popped. The Lone Ranger Is growing wonderfully. Almost time to take a clone and put it in the flower tent. I know that's what we are all waiting for.

 

[NorthernOrganics]

So I took a few little clones from the lowers of the lone ranger. I also planted the rest of the old seeds (and some others) in these starter plugs, figured I'd try something different with the last seeds.

Then I get curious and start digging around in the little pot with the previous round of seeds, and wouldn't you know it, there's a sprout. It looks like it might need some help so I put a drop of water on the seed hull and covered it back up with finely crumbled soil. I'm going to baby this one and hope it's a male.

 

[Laurie22]

Good friends are hard to come by. Lucky me, I got one. An old friend of mine found a hidden stash of herb seeds that he collected between late 90's and early 2000's in his travels of the United States. I help him out from time to time and he showed his appreciation by giving me a bunch of these old seeds. I'm going to grow them here and we will see what's in there. I'm hoping to find some good old school and share it with people who appreciate that kind of thing. View attachment 1306634

 

[Laurie22]

Good friends are hard to come by. Lucky me, I got one. An old friend of mine found a hidden stash of herb seeds that he collected between late 90's and early 2000's in his travels of the United States. I help him out from time to time and he showed his appreciation by giving me a bunch of these old seeds. I'm going to grow them here and we will see what's in there. I'm hoping to find some good old school and share it with people who appreciate that kind of thing. View attachment 1306634

I too was gifted a bunch of ‘old’ seeds. I’ve tried a few and they are great, but how can I determine what strain they are? Always like to know.

 

[Goodshit97]

how can I determine what strain they are? Always like to know.

You wont ever know. There are thousands and thousands of strains, there is no possible way to tell what strain you have, aside from maybe genetic testing and then you're talking money and i dont know if it tells you strain or if it just tells you male or female.

 

[NorthernOrganics]

There is no way of knowing what someone was calling this cultivar 20+ years ago. Right now it's the Lone Ranger, and when I flower it out we will see what the bud looks/smells like and probably come up with an idea of what it is.

 

[EternalSun]

It’s Kush…I can tell!

 

[NorthernOrganics]

It’s Kush…I can tell!

Yes. Let's the games begin...

 

[NorthernOrganics]

I pulled the seed husk off the new one that popped and I found another one with a taproot and a very dry hull. I removed that hull as well and replanted the seed.

 

[bongsmoker421]

I got best results with old seedlings in 50% perlite. They prefer humid rootzone watered twice a day vs wet/damp getting watered once a day or every other day as the soil becomes dense the old weak roots are unable to penetrate the medium.

 

[NorthernOrganics]

One died, I did handle it a bit rough getting the hull off and the taproot had grown in a circle, I didn't have much hope for it.

This one is looking more hopeful.

 

[Leeboy]

 

[NorthernOrganics]

RIP

So far. 4 sprouts, 2 survived, 14 still left geminating out of about 60 seeds.

 

[Leeboy]

One female , you’re golden . Clone away !

 

[NorthernOrganics]

Update. The lone ranger is looking good. The clones from it are coming around now, once they are transplanted I'll flower the mom.

The second living 20 year old seed. I think it's gonna make it.

 

[NorthernOrganics]

I've got three more that popped out of the final 8 that I put in the starter tray. So a total of 5 growing plants out of around 60 seeds. I should have just bought one of these trays and started them all that way, that seemed to have the best results.