MRPIMPN4EVA

Definately gonna give this a try.

fotoguy

I notice some things lying on top of your soil. What are they?

ghostsmoke420

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Ec goes up, PH goes down=plants require less nutes.
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afewpotsapot

I know this an old thread but I noticed Burnsy had a real problem with his White Russian seeds. 11 out of my 11 WRs germed with 48 hours and popped out the soil within 3 days. Soaked em for 18 hours then wet cotton wool for another day or so. Maybe he was just plain unlucky...

The Fix is in

Dude, I have to give major props to Plainsman for this thread. This is my first grow, and I'm glad I read this right before germination began!

I haven't recieved my "real seeds" from Nirvana yet, but the cup of water germination gave me an 85% germination rate for all of the bag seeds that I've accumulated over 3 months. Got over 60 viable seeds sunk at the bottom, and about half have started to show their roots.

Because they were old seeds, I only expected to get at most 15 to 20. I am so amazed!

RCOSEEY

[quote=plainsman1963;703978]Ok, so I keep seeing folks debating different methods of germination and since I am firing up my grow room again, I thought I would take the time to show my personal favorite germ method.

When I first started out, I tried the paper towel method. TBH, I hated it.

First, trying to keep the towels moist, but not too moist and then trying to extract the germed seeds from the soggy mess when ready was a real PITA for this particular grower.

I don't remember where I first heard of the cup of water method, but I decided to try it and I fell in love with the hands off, no attention needed aspect of this particular method.

So, first I put some water in a cup. Just regular old tap water, not ice cold yet not warm either. I like to call it tepid.
Basically as close to room temperature as I can guesstimate.

Next I throw some seeds in the cup of water.

Now, I want to apologize for the lack of quality in regards to the pictures I am about to show. I have a cheap under $50 dollar digital and to get good quality pics requires a lot of picture taking, stair climbing, computer uploading, stair descending, picture taking, stair climbing...etc.

TBH, I have better things to do with my time. So as long as you can recognize the visual and it illustrates what I am trying to say...I call it good.

First, here are the seeds right after I place them in the cup:

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I then place the cup in a dark closet on a shelf in room temperature (70-72 degrees) and forget about them overnight.

The next morning (12 hours later) I look at the cups and see how many have sunk. Any still floating I dunk with my finger to see if they will sink.

Past experience has told me that any floaters are not going to be viable.

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Whats good homie its my first time doing this. Last night i started the seeds in a cup. If I plan to grow out side do i still need the 1000 watts.

plainsman1963

Technically, you don't need any light until they are planted and break the surface of the soil, so if you are going to plant your germinated seeds outside...No light required.

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outdoors

This is my favorite method too.... simple, reliable, easy.

Peace- OD

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kim_g_23966

I saw a post about "the canabis growers bible". Has anyone ever heard of this site or an equivalent that has straight up directions in one place. There is so much information here, which is wonderful. But it is a little daunting for me trying to hop around and find it.

Freakshow68

well, you've got a decent start since you are readin a thread on how to germinate beans. Let's keep things on that topic, ok? Check your PM's

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