journeyman

Folks, I am so frustrated. Been here reading for quite some time now and I have found some excellent info and frankly a lot of it is very technical. My delema... i have been trying to germinate for a couple of weeks now and nada..1st attempt (bag seed..old -paper towel, cup o water, in the dark, in the light, on top of water heater, room temp) 2nd attempt (good, new seed, NL-Holland all of the above methods..nada) 3rd attempt (more redicovered bag seed, all of the above methods..nada)
I have good water here, stable indoor temps and the conditions should be whithin parameters. Can anybody ID anything I have overlooked..maybe my Rx meds are cooking my gourd..thanks in advance for any help.

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giantwang

You have not tried the starter plug/rockwool/rapid rooter method I had a hell of a time, and found this method to work well for me...I use Jiffy Starter plugs.

But I think my issues stem from 2 things, old seeds and low temps.

Good luck...I have seen some really talented growers on here struggle with germination.

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discingolfer

I get almost 100% germination with putting beans in a cup o water for at least 12 hrs (till they sink), then I place them in a cup o dirt already wet (i make an indentation with my finger, place the bean in, and then cover the bean with dirt, don't press too hard). I then place them under my CFLs, and vio-la, they pop up 1-2 days later.

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tripps

What he said, plus I add 1 drop per oz h2o2, and I soak in cup 24 hrs, or till they crack.

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Giantwang- I have not tried the rockwool thing yet...
D-golfer- i have a set now in soil after a 24 hour soak..we will see
tripps- i have toyed with hyd per additive but as of yet not done so
Thanks for the tips growers..i respect your knowledge and will put this info to good use..everything else is ready to go..t5's to start thru veg
and hps 400 for flowers

i am anxious to help out a few folks including myself with the med bene's that i have personally experienced .

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Tommy_Chong

dont bury them to deep in the soil, 1/4" or so is all, i just make sure there is enough to block the light from the tap root

like discingolfer said you want the soil wet (not saturated tho). i say more on the side of well dampened. and do not pack the soil under OR over the bean, if you break that tap root your SOL



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GreenDragon2k

this technique always worked great for me. Except one detail; I would always add a layer of saran wrap over the top of the pot to keep the top layer of soil moist. This way the light from the cfls wont evaporate the water on the top layer of soil and dry out your seed, which would spell certain death.

Remove the saran wrap once its poked thru the surface

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journeyman

Both techniques offered I am using..(got it from reading your posts and journals) Thanks for throwing out all the sugestions. I am sure we will hit it with perserverence and your knowledge..

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Weedhound

If the seeds are old and have not been kept airtight or in the refrigerator or something along that line then you probably need better seeds..

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1st batch were old..really didn't expect anything..
2nd batch were new NL..from netherlands..after70 bucks thought i would have easy success
3rd batch is old bag seed, but they look pretty good and I believe that is where I will be vindicated.

Thanks for your help!

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