Oh dear i think i might of ruined £90 worth of seeds :(

[DrTentgrow]

Ive recently bought 10 feminized white widow seeds and i have soaked them in mineral water for about 20 hours then i put them in between to bits of tissue at around 17:00 yesterday. Ive propped the plates up at a angle to allow drainage. i have them in my grow tent in a heated propagator it was keeping stable at around 25 degrees c which is optimal temperature for seeds to germinate. So here is the problem after wetting the tissue on the plates i didn't think any thing of going to the pub i got back at around midnight to discover that the tissue had dried out i have no idea how long it had been like this and i immediately re-moistened the tissue Ive been keeping a close eye on them since and have not allowed them to dry out again is there any chance i might get away with this? i was hoping that the tissue had dried out but not the seed. i guess I'll probably have to wait and see what happens but if anyone has accidentally allowed this to happen before and have experience with it please let me know what happened. any advice will be truly appreciated!! thanks.

 

[DrTentgrow]

Ive just had a little peek at the seeds and to my joy about 4 of them have started sprouting with about 1-3mm roots i think i might have gotten away with it

 

[Smokeyjoe]

Ya you might have gotten away with it!
That's the thing I don't like about the "Paper towel" method myself.
I am rather OCD tho so I probably kept it too wet lol.
Hope they all sprout for you as you already know the sex!
Good luck bro

 

[FreakNature]

No worries. In the wild it's natural for seeds to get wet, even freeze, dry out, etc. before they actually germinate. Once they crack and the roots pop out (congratulations, by the way) you'll need to be sure to keep them moist.

 

[TorturedSoul]

So here is the problem after wetting the tissue on the plates i didn't think any thing of going to the pub i got back at around midnight to discover that the tissue had dried out i have no idea how long it had been like this and i immediately re-moistened the tissue Ive been keeping a close eye on them since and have not allowed them to dry out again is there any chance i might get away with this? i was hoping that the tissue had dried out but not the seed. i guess I'll probably have to wait and see what happens but if anyone has accidentally allowed this to happen before and have experience with it please let me know what happened. any advice will be truly appreciated!! thanks.

Next time just wrap the plate in plastic wrap. Or wrap it around the folded paper towels in such a way that you can unfold the top flap of the paper towels to peek at the seeds while leaving them covered in the wrap.

 

[McBudz]

I use slightly damp paper towel (not soaked. too wet is bad) in a sealed small tupperware container on top of my T5 ficture which is warm but not too hot. get sprouts in less than 24 hours.

 

[DrTentgrow]

Thanks every one for your help/advice 9/10 of my seeds have now germinated and i have already potted them i hope all go's well and they pop up to say hello i will be updating my grow journal tomorrow for anybody who is interested.