then if the shell does not fall off i mist and remove it, some say not to but i have lost to many cuz the "helmet" didnt fall off and never saw it harm them, oh and i use superthrive in the water thats pretty much it, i never keep them in the freezer either 
yeah i was having some trouble with seeds germinating a couple yrs back and got deep into some research and learned about all sorts of stuff there are even some seeds that have to pass thru the digestive tract of an animal to remove the outer protective layer by stomach acid aren't we glad that cannabis is not one of those!! can you imagine having to keep some strange bird or rodent on hand to ready a bean!!
here we have forests that have trees conifers i believe that require fire also , we have massive fires every year on the news they announce the beginning of fire season, we lost a large group of "hot shots" this year very sad.
i always stick them in the fridge for a couple days at least and then start germination, some strains wont pop unless they think winter has happened, some breeders do this before releasing them, some ship em out, but my method is to collect the seeds dry them for a good week minimum i prefer a month then the fridge i like to do that a week at least too, again i prefer a month, let them reach room temp if the shell seems to be very strong and thick i roll up a tube of sandpaper and drop them in and shake a min or 2 to scratch the shell to allow water to penetrate easier i never soak them in water i think its to easy to drown them, i put them in a root plug or paper towel method i usually get 100 percent popage !
Well hello yeah I put this method together little bit at a time over the years,I have even dedicated a small 2 or 3 cu ft mini fridge with a small freezer to my grow/seedbank I store seed,pollen,teas,sprays etc in there works great and I don't fear my beans losing umph over time at least nowhere near as fast,before this it was an ice chest kept dry just to prevent wild & extreme fluctuations in humidity and temps both word great for light proofing, but for anybody serious about breeding I highly recommend procuring a mini fridge for storage
That's awesome then you know how useful it is to have a mini on hand,it's great, I have a thread where I reach how to make colloidal silver to create fem poopin it's in my bottom link in my sig it's a blog post with all the links to my stuff,you east the diy CS for fem seed thread,I just made and stored some Mendo purps pollen well a month or so ago,and I have a few Autofem pollen specimens stored , I have a technique for collecting the pollen I spray till I see sacks starting,then I bend the plant over so it's like supercropping the main stem very low to the soil or whatever,and lay out a cookie sheet with waxed paper so the pollen & flowers fall on the flat surface I will tap it with a pencil or something to make the pollen fall when I'm done most all the flowers and pollen are on the waxed paper not all over the plant and mediumOh but I do!! I got the exact same thing. I had it already from a few years before. My old roommate liked to snake my beer. About six months ago I started making seeds, and saving pollen. I got it outta my storeroom, and use it now for longterm storage. My next project is going to be making female pollen.
I'm so full just playing fat dog now!
That's awesome then you know how useful it is to have a mini on hand,it's great, I have a thread where I reach how to make colloidal silver to create fem poopin it's in my bottom link in my sig it's a blog post with all the links to my stuff,you east the diy CS for fem seed thread,I just made and stored some Mendo purps pollen well a month or so ago,and I have a few Autofem pollen specimens stored , I have a technique for collecting the pollen I spray till I see sacks starting,then I bend the plant over so it's like supercropping the main stem very low to the soil or whatever,and lay out a cookie sheet with waxed paper so the pollen & flowers fall on the flat surface I will tap it with a pencil or something to make the pollen fall when I'm done most all the flowers and pollen are on the waxed paper not all over the plant and medium
That's cool. I don't think it's anything toxic tho cuz it's sold as a sore throat spray. I even sprayed some down my throat. haha! That one oz bottle was 8 bucks, and I got a eight oz bottle for 20 bucks later cuz the one oz went fast. The eight oz bottle was 240 ppm tho, so I mixed it down to 60 ppm by adding 24 oz's of distilled water. That's why I got so much left, but it's kinda old now, so I was thinking of getting some fresh, or switching to STS. The silver nitrate is kinda expensive tho (40 bucks for 25 grams), so I'm on the fence. It would mix up STS for a long time tho, cuz you only use a gram at a time to make a liter.
That blog you wrote about it is good info, and CS really does work.
