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Help please, having an issue with germination

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Help please, having an issue with germination

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I have never had this issue before. I tried 4 times to germinate seeds. (5 times now) I have been growing for decades and I have never had a problem with germinating seeds. I put 4 seeds in ph'd water. Let them sit in there for 48 hours. Usually, you will get a split, and sometimes a tap root doing that. After that, I would put it between wet paper towels for a couple of days. Tried it sitting on the plate twice. Tried it in a gallon bag twice. Out of 15 seeds. I have 1 plant and 1 that had a nice tap root I put in the soil today.
 
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I had some seeds that wouldn’t pop using the conventional ways! I finally got pissed and just threw them in a cup of distilled water and put them in a kind of warm cabinet! They finally popped after four or five days underwater! Maybe you’ll get lucky that way. You have to check them three or four times a day to rescue them from drowning if they do pop. It may work.
 
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I been experiencing this same issue and have tried reg water and recently distilled water and have had less 30% chance for germination. My last grow, planted 3 seeds in dirt coco husks and all 3 sprouted, sure I’m fucking something up using the water only method…
 
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JimfromA2 said:
I have never had this issue before. I tried 4 times to germinate seeds. (5 times now) I have been growing for decades and I have never had a problem with germinating seeds. I put 4 seeds in ph'd water. Let them sit in there for 48 hours. Usually, you will get a split, and sometimes a tap root doing that. After that, I would put it between wet paper towels for a couple of days. Tried it sitting on the plate twice. Tried it in a gallon bag twice. Out of 15 seeds. I have 1 plant and 1 that had a nice tap root I put in the soil today.
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I store my seeds in the fridge in a glass container with a lid which is then wrapped in a black/green garbage bag. I've had the seeds I'm popping now 2 years since receiving them but I'm sure it's OLD seed.

The seeds are Johnny Blaze/ C99 which got put in water for 12 hours after which they were looking like regular seed (not a light white). I put them in paper towel and 3 out of 3 are popping. Already I don't expect them to be the biggest or strongest plants but the genetics are there.
 
#5
I've never let seeds soak for 24 hrs in water....

I personally wet a paper towel... fold towel over seed... place in sealed plastic bag...and stand it vertically in a drawer...

Only time It didn't work was when seeds were actual duds
 
#7
I never got the issue resolved so I just put a seed in each of two cups. 6 days later, I have two plants. I am never germinating again.
 
#8
Here are the results of just putting the seeds in soil.
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#9
If that's a light above those plants... i would raise it... and don't give up on germination... once you get it...it's really easy...
 
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Wet paper towel. Folded into a square. Seed inside the fold. Let paper towel sit in a dish with water just to the bottom fold. Store in a dark cabinet in 66-68 degrees. 3 days you are solid with a 1” root. This is how I like to do it and it works very well.
 
#11
Gnick has a great video on his thread you should watch. He goes through the process of germinating in cups straight into soil. He explains key points and keeps it simple. 👌
 
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JKash said:
If that's a light above those plants... i would raise it... and don't give up on germination... once you get it...it's really easy...
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I have never had an issue with germination until recently. My brother has been having the same issue.
 
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Bdubs said:
Wet paper towel. Folded into a square. Seed inside the fold. Let paper towel sit in a dish with water just to the bottom fold. Store in a dark cabinet in 66-68 degrees. 3 days you are solid with a 1” root. This is how I like to do it and it works very well.
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I have been doing that for decades, never had an issue before now.
 
#14
There is something funky going on with them...however... they are not scrapped... they almost look overwatered
 
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give mine just a 12 hour soak in 20:1 peroxide and water then into soil I put them on top of my microgreen shelf so they get the heat from those lights below them
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I soak mine in 20:1 water / peroxide for 12 hours, then straight into soil, just put them somewhere warm, I keep them on a shelf on top of my microgreen lights usually they pop in about 24-72 hours most within the first 48
 
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JimfromA2 said:
I have never had this issue before. I tried 4 times to germinate seeds. (5 times now) I have been growing for decades and I have never had a problem with germinating seeds. I put 4 seeds in ph'd water. Let them sit in there for 48 hours. Usually, you will get a split, and sometimes a tap root doing that. After that, I would put it between wet paper towels for a couple of days. Tried it sitting on the plate twice. Tried it in a gallon bag twice. Out of 15 seeds. I have 1 plant and 1 that had a nice tap root I put in the soil today.
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You just have to give them time not all seeds pop the same I also have been growing for some time and noticed some pop in 2 days some in 10 days so now I get some fine sand paper roll it up tape it and throw some seeds in shake for 30-40 seconds and put them in a bag with tissue and some 6.0 RO PH water with super thrive and peroxide hanging over a meat mat, bam 24 hours on some 48 with others, it has to be moist not wet and completely dark
 
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