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Are my seeds done for?

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#201
Metalman1 said:
If weed was that hard to gro I wouldn't gro it. I already do 10,000 things to get a great plant, I'm sorry I missed one. Lol.
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Well people on here usually want to learn, and you were unaware so I told you. Weed growing is as easy or as hard as you want, like anything in life ✌️
 
#204
Newty said:
Can you explain?
I've never heard of it before and is the method I use so I'm interested in learning more.
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My theory is : by the time them seeds get in our hands, they've been handled, fondled enough that there long gone.
 
#207
I’ve had the most success germinating seeds by dropping the bean in a shot glass of tap water.

Keep it a dark spot for 12-24 hrs. Place it in some good soil and wait about 2-3 days.
 
#209
Growth said:
I planted 6/6 seeds 10 days ago give or take expecting 1 or 2 to die, because we ALWAYS lose seeds.
Last grow we were able to keep 4/10 alive. Sadly it looks like this grow we're going to have 2/6 alive.

We treated them all in the same conditions. Placed them in an incubator, kept at 80/80. Two sprouted out the second day.
The rest hadn't moved by day 7 so we dug and inspected. There were some taproots alive and well and we re-set them, but I think we may have drowned them.

I put them in a carboard box to dry the bottoms hoping they'll grow down and pop up, but is that likely after 10 days of nothing?

We ALWAYS have bad luck with seeds dying in droves. We can grow beautiful plants, but oddly it's this one thing we can't figure out and it should be the simplest.

We once did the paper towel method and gently put them in moist soil.
We once placed the seeds a fingernail depth in a pre-wet, but not dripping, pot of soil.

Every. Time. We lose a majority of our seeds which are really expensive and we're thinking of switching to cloning our plants to make it easier, but I'd still like to know.

Does anyone think these seeds have any chance left?
My plants in their dome under a full spectrum low wattage SpiderFarmer LED.
Watered with distilled (dehumidifier) water at 6.4pH, 80RH, 80F and Photone to measure the light to 12 DLI like it should be at this stage.
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Does anyone have any recommendations, tips, or a YouTube video that will help a simpleton get a high success rate with seeds? People in Discord are telling me they're getting 90%+ survival rate so it's obviously my fault.
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Looks very wet maybe overwatering
 
#211
Icantsmokebutigrow said:
Looks very wet maybe overwatering
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Funny. I must have said ten times how I do it in the last 2 days. 100 % success rate.
But, one person told me I was screwing up seed microbes doing it my way, but one more time.
( The napkin method. )
Soak seeds 15 hours in a glass of water. Take out and put on a napkin. Fold napkin over seed once. Put napkin on plate. Water till very moist, but don't drown. Put in darkness. Check once a day to spray water on them. Don't let dry out. 4 days you'll see about all of them with 1/4 inch tap roots.
 
#212
Metalman1 said:
You never did tell me what microbes ?
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The microbes that its mother left in/on the seed. It varies unless the seeds are from the same female plant. You can't know exactly what without a lab, the variety doesn't really matter because every seed comes with the microbes it needs so it can start farming them, wherever it ends up sprouting
 
#213
cannafarmer420 said:
The microbes that its mother left in/on the seed. It varies unless the seeds are from the same female plant. You can't know exactly what without a lab, the variety doesn't really matter because every seed comes with the microbes it needs so it can start farming them, wherever it ends up sprouting
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I read a lot about it since I talked to you, and I'm still confused .
 
#218
I can tell just by looking at the soil that its to wet, it looks drenched let it dry out between watering. And make sure there is adequate drainage holes in the pot bottoms.

Check light. Place the back of your hand over the plant canopy and progressively lower the light. When its comfortable and not too hot on your hand the light is at an ideal distance.

Although I think it has more to do with excess water and waterlogged soil.

To germinate seeds I use a glass of water or paper towel. Other times I plunk the seeds directly in to the soil. Try to keep germ trays within a constant 22 - 26 celcius. If its too cool it will slow the process down.

Be patient. I had seeds take two weeks to germ before, in ideal conditions. When your ready to give up on seeds give them another few days. Be sure not to let the seeds dry out, keep the towel bog saturated with water. At this point there cant be too much water.
 
#219
cannafarmer420 said:
The microbes that its mother left in/on the seed. It varies unless the seeds are from the same female plant. You can't know exactly what without a lab, the variety doesn't really matter because every seed comes with the microbes it needs so it can start farming them, wherever it ends up sprouting
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So germinating a seed on a paper towel takes these microbes away? Does soaking them in water the whole time wash them away? Would germinating directly in the soil be the only way the microbes stay?

I have 100% germination rate with soaking for 12-16 hours then paper towel, will I see a difference in how my plants grow and/or harvest if I change germination method?
 
#220
Newty said:
So germinating a seed on a paper towel takes these microbes away? Does soaking them in water the whole time wash them away? Would germinating directly in the soil be the only way the microbes stay?

I have 100% germination rate with soaking for 12-16 hours then paper towel, will I see a difference in how my plants grow and/or harvest if I change germination method?
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In my opinion no.
 
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