Greenlizard
Well-Known Member
I'm starting to grow quite concerned. I bought two packs of seeds from a very reparable vender from this site. Followed their instructions exactly but nothing is popping up above the soil's surface... I think they are dead.
Perhaps I will go into detail with what I have done and someone might be able to point out my problem?
I washed my hands well and used only clean surfaces while handling my seeds. I placed them into a small glass of room temperature water, sank the seeds, removed them after 18 hours. Some were split some were not. The instructions clearly state that I should not exceed 18 hours of submersion. The seeds were then moved to paper towel on a clean plate. The paper towel was folded 3 times and saturated with water. I poured off any excess water. The plate was then put above my fridge where it is dark and warm. About 75 - 77 degrees. I check the paper towel twice per day (morning and night) to make sure it is still good and damp. After about 3 days a few of the seeds have had germinated with nice tap roots and most have not. Some have not even cracked open. After the 4th day in paper towel I planted them into my humidome or what ever you call it with the proper soil about 1/2 an inch under the surface or maybe even a little less. I gently cover them over and dampen the soil. My humidome allows water to be under the soil tray to allow moisture wicking as I'm sure most do. My grow room under T5 lights is about 76 degrees and about 70 degrees with the lights off. They have been in there now for about 6 days. I still have nothing happening above the surface. My soil was never watered since because the humidome has kept it very moist. I am using tap water. I have a water softener on my system (not sure if that matters since I have read a lot of MIXED reviews to say the least).
I have now opened my second package of seeds and have started the germination process again but I feel I am on another course for failure and will now be out a couple hundred bucks for seeds... I see all these stories of people popping plants above the surface in as little as 2 and 3 days by just putting the seeds straight into those little pucks but my seed supplier suggests against that method... What to do?
Perhaps I will go into detail with what I have done and someone might be able to point out my problem?
I washed my hands well and used only clean surfaces while handling my seeds. I placed them into a small glass of room temperature water, sank the seeds, removed them after 18 hours. Some were split some were not. The instructions clearly state that I should not exceed 18 hours of submersion. The seeds were then moved to paper towel on a clean plate. The paper towel was folded 3 times and saturated with water. I poured off any excess water. The plate was then put above my fridge where it is dark and warm. About 75 - 77 degrees. I check the paper towel twice per day (morning and night) to make sure it is still good and damp. After about 3 days a few of the seeds have had germinated with nice tap roots and most have not. Some have not even cracked open. After the 4th day in paper towel I planted them into my humidome or what ever you call it with the proper soil about 1/2 an inch under the surface or maybe even a little less. I gently cover them over and dampen the soil. My humidome allows water to be under the soil tray to allow moisture wicking as I'm sure most do. My grow room under T5 lights is about 76 degrees and about 70 degrees with the lights off. They have been in there now for about 6 days. I still have nothing happening above the surface. My soil was never watered since because the humidome has kept it very moist. I am using tap water. I have a water softener on my system (not sure if that matters since I have read a lot of MIXED reviews to say the least).
I have now opened my second package of seeds and have started the germination process again but I feel I am on another course for failure and will now be out a couple hundred bucks for seeds... I see all these stories of people popping plants above the surface in as little as 2 and 3 days by just putting the seeds straight into those little pucks but my seed supplier suggests against that method... What to do?
