rocky81426

I'm right about to germinate my seeds and will be using this method. I'm just wondering what the initial water temperature should be? Cold? Warm? Or does it matter?

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Mr Burns

Try and get it at 22C/70F but not over 24C/75F.

FireAngel

Excellent description and photos, PlainsMan! I'm going to follow in your footsteps! The new grow-show starts today! Thanks for the detail (floating seeds don't germ) and the specific advice! GREAT thread!!!

FireAngel

P.S. 5-star rating for this thread. I support the idea of making this a sticky, just like Agent86's plate method (that worked for me last time). Grow ON, man!

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2008 is gonna be great!!! With the goal of cycling around Taiwan in the fall, I'm making every day count with a few "tweaks" to my life: Less coffee, more tea, with less caffeine in general. Less fast food, more vegetables, can't say I love fruit, tho. More self discipline and control, less eating drinking and being merry as if the Apocalypse could happen tomorrow, tho it still could, haha. Less newspaper and more books to remediate my pessimistic global outlook. Fewer cigarettes, with more time for productive vocal, guitar, and bass rehearsal. This is my plan to earn both my halo and my wings of fire in the new year.

Profound

....and yet another ...:::BUMP Plainsman1963

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mr_chow

peace,

mr_chow

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plainsman1963

Hey, you're welcome. I'm glad if somebody finds this thread helpful.

Still using the water germination method, find it's the easiest way to germ seeds that I've tried.

Hope all your gardens are growing good.

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Good Growing,
Plains

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malibu

I've used the "cup" of water method for years -

actually it is a pyrex glass pudding cup with distilled water that has been brought to a near boil then allowed to cool to room temperature before dropping in seeds - it is then covered with space for air circulation so it is dark and put in a dark area in a cabinet under the sink.

Tap water may be good enough but depends on your municipal water supply and your pipes, so I don't take chances especially if Heaven's Stairway seeds.

With no worry about any paper towels drying up, I do not even look at it for a couple days, and immediately plant them.

Has always worked great !

ghostsmoke420

hey plainsman1963 i use the cup o germ all the time and it works good for me to i think it is the easyest way to grem. your seeds and i have had almost a 95% rate for grem.

i will give this thred a 5 star rateing
GS420

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Basic cheat sheet:
Ec goes up, PH goes down=plants require less nutes.
Ec goes down, PH goes up=Plants require more nutes
Ec stable, PH goes up=Equilibrium=Good thang.
-OldPhart

Pot_Of_Gold

I actually just started using this method of germination and it's great.

lmdesade

I love using pure perlite baby!!!
Whether I go soil or soilless. 3" of perlite in a cup or small pot 1/2"-1" of water in the bottom. That's why I use clear container alot. The perlite wicks the water and keeps everything moist not wet....