ProBudster

Ive germinated seeds directly in seedling germination soil several times before and had great success rates but now i decided to grow one flying dutchman royal orange seed using the same method, soil has been moist not wet and temp is 80F and seed was planted 4-6mm deep but 15days later nothing popped.Now i know it is a bad idea digging it up but i was gonna throw it out anyway so i dug it up... now i c it might just be but i cant be sure a white tap root the size of a tiny pin head. so i took the seed and put it in a cup o water and it sunk. Is it possibly still viable and what is the best thing i can do now to try get it to grow should i plant it back into soil?

Poppa Seed

I would take a paper towel, wet it down and wring most of the water out of it. Take the seed and place it in the center, then double fold the towel, and maybe mist the towel lightly with water. Then place it on a plate or something on top of the water heater. Re saturate and wring out the towel every 6-10 hours and wait for the root to get 1-1.5" long before you take it to soil.
I think that within a day or two you will see that it either isn't growing and is probably already rotting, or the little taproot will begin to grow.

Perhaps someone else will have a better idea, good luck.

Pops

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