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I'll second kelp. My mind is blanking, but it's one of the ways taught to professionals. Ga3, scuffing, and cold storage are what i was taught, with kelp mentioned, but not further studied. They're called stratification, scarification, and chemical treating(kno3 or ga3). Those are the "traditional" methods of waking dormant seeds. In recent years kelps effect on plants has been continually studied. This is anecdotal, and though i believe i'm correct, i may not be. It's shown to "help" germination because it contains hormones(ga,auxin,etc.) and can be a rich, easy food source.Appreciate the input but looking back, you’re the only one recommending fulvic acid and kelp, both of which i don’t have but will look for. Thought the ashes might contain karrikins and the oiled hinge makes sense as does scuffing. Not done yet by any means.
GA3 and freezing seeds that need it are far more successful in real trials for what it's worth. GA3 is dirt cheap and easy to use but not organic. Kelp is like an organic version.a bottle of each seems reasonable to try heck I have thrown out 700ish seeds at this point
also if it does increase "old" seed germination rates then mine as well put it on those paid for seeds
sucks I burned through all my A,B,F seeds before I tried this other method
scraping them a few different ways did not help at all and actually seemed to have more issues
so far 1 plant is almost on 2nd set and thriving and one is just about to emerge from soil after wet tissue germ transplant
2 out of 700ish
Ouch, that sucks, at least you got two.a bottle of each seems reasonable to try heck I have thrown out 700ish seeds at this point
also if it does increase "old" seed germination rates then mine as well put it on those paid for seeds
sucks I burned through all my A,B,F seeds before I tried this other method
scraping them a few different ways did not help at all and actually seemed to have more issues
so far 1 plant is almost on 2nd set and thriving and one is just about to emerge from soil after wet tissue germ transplant
2 out of 700ish
That old would be a landrace, got a picture?I got some old seeds from 1977.. some of the best weed i ever had.. probably to late for them but i will try them soon.. perhaps after my current grow.
GA3 is also a fairly "natural" way to create feminized seeds. It's a useful compound for an advanced cultivator for sure. You could use it to size up plants too, but i have no experience with that. Not into the compounds beyond this. I don't use rooting hormone either. Just GA3, kelp, and insecticide i never use lol.will read into freezing seeds for future
will also order the 3 items mentioned in this thread why not really when you compare pricing to former poor spending habits it is easy to justify
this will be about 10mins worth of watching a stripper dance, 1 gross take out meal, 3 packs of smokes nowadays
will post results once everything arrives it will probly take a few days to order cuz ya know research into what brands is always a must
I wonder how many people who complain about X seed company seeds not germinating when they are searching the dungeons of these sites for long forgotten strains for a breeding project or whatever reason and really its just a matter of taking extra must needed steps
if I notice drastic rate increases from these products it seems almost nobrainer to just apply to every seed I try to germinate esp when it takes months to arrive in the first place
why don't seed companies just sell the kits
I see one does some secret oxygen/sugar solution and viles but I mean wtf should there not be some simple thing i just make for my own solution not that its super expensive as mentioned above but seems like a kitchen cabinet item logically
‘77 was when we went from $20 mex to $40 columbian in upstate ny. Smell went from dirt to sugar. My diploma:Yes it is a landrace from indonesia. There they are.. i have saved them since i was a freshman in college.. hard black buds.. best weed i ever smoked. Only been growing 5 years.. still learning.. would love to get a couple to sprout..View attachment 846806
Never got a diploma. But i like yours..‘77 was when we went from $20 mex to $40 columbian in upstate ny. Smell went from dirt to sugar. My diploma:
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