I have tried many methods, but I am curious what everyone out here has had the best success with. I just got my Hashberry seeds from Dr Chronic and I am wondering how anyone else out there got there beans from mandala to germinate. Tha nks always for any info PAx
There's usually 3 different techniques that are popular, and everyone is going to say they're technique is the best. 1. Wet paper towel method. Fold seeds in a wet paper towel and place in a warm dark place until they pop. usually 48-72 hours. Carefully place in grow medium of choice. 2. 24 hour water soak. Soak seeds in a glass of water for 24 hours or so, and then plant in grow medium of choice. 3. The "just put the damn thing in the dirt and water it" method. Place seed in dirt...water I have tried all three and they all work.
Are you growing in soil or hydro? I soak them for a few hours to overnight, and then I plant them directly into some moistened seedling mix. I have always done it this way, and I will continue to do it this way, as nature intended, for as long as I grow. I can see sense in the paper towel method if you were going to hydro, but as a soil grower, I still do not see the sense of traumatizing a perfectly good seed....???? Perhaps I will never know.....:laughing5:
the only method i use..always atleast 90% germ success..its the only germ tec that i would recomend..peace az
2 cents Hey all, Thanks so much for some response. I decided to try one in a towel and one in some soil. If they all germ, I guess I will have three plants. Darn, Right? Thanks Again!
if everything goes to plan, yes. the paper towel im pretty sure it has to be airtight, i tried to germ just wet paper towel on the counter, and then in an airtight container, the airtight germed, the non airtight did not. maybe it was other factors, but the airtight one still germed, which is my current plant
i like to soak the seed in a glass of water overnight here is the real trick to that a viable seed will float at first and sink overnight a non-viable seed will sink right away or float forever then i go right into a rockwool cube the paper towel method works and it doesn't have to be air tight the down fall is that the seedling is very vounerable when that first tail comes out and you can damage that tail planting thee seed
I've had the most success with Putting the seed in a jar of water, on top of a towel, on top a heating pad set to low.
From my experience, whatever method you use to germinate your seeds, Having something to keep them a little warm will speed things up.... a heating pad set to low like HHHG said, I like to put my moist paper towel in a zip lock and set it on top of the fridge...its always slightly warm up there...Cover it with a shoe box and you are good to go... Cant wait to see your hashberry man, Ive wanted to grow that one for about 2 years now...
Germinating Con is slightly wrong on the viability of seeds. A bad seed will sink to the bottom or sink for a while. But a good seed will also float even after it has sprouted, i have had seed germinate in the water and a week after the seed broke still be floating. I left one in there for about two weeks before and all that happened was the seeds root kept getting longer. I also put mine in a glass of water but i leave mine in the glass of water under my grow light. i leave mine in there untill i have a nice long root coming out usually about and inch and a half long root before i remove it from water. i poke a whole in my medium to make sure the root has room to go down with out getting bunched up then i slightly cover the seed sprinkle with water put light over it and give it about two days.
Wow D I don't agree with any of that. The viability of a seed has nothing to do with whether it sinks or floats. MOST good seeds will sink after soaking for awhile but by no way do they all. Seeds that are not fully formed or premature will not sink because they are somewhat empty inside. That does not mean that everything that floats is bad. Bottom line is that while there are general rules to go by there is no way of telling for sure until they're planted. If I threw away all my floaters I'd have grown alot less weed cause most were good germable seeds. Why in the hell would you leave a seed in cup of water till you have " a nice long root" coming out? That makes no sense. All it does is risk damaging the tap root when you remove it to plant it. Or damage it when you actually do the planting. The whole purpose behind the cup of water method is less handling of the seed and nothing to screw up. Let em soak for 12-24 hours and just plant them. That's it. Any added steps are just risking defeat.
??? U might have miss understood me i never said a seed that floats is bad matter of fact thats the ones i usually have germinate the bad ones usually float to the bottom after about a day and as for my root method it has never done me wrong thus far. it even to me grows faster once u let the root get longer imo it has more root to ubsorb nutes.
Oasis I agree with jake. Thats not a good idea because remember that the cotolydens (true leaves) are actually encased in the seed. You don't want to get those soaked because it will slow down the time it takes for the new seedling to develop and shoot upwards. The best and easiest method i have found is to soak a seed for 6-12 hours, and then put them in oasis cubes (or rockwool) that are all ready soaked with room temp water. Then put it on a heat pad in a dark place. Once you can see signs of the shoot coming up you can put them under floros. This is easy and works really well. Plus this way you don't have to worry about damaging the embryo when you transplant it into your medium. You can put the oasis directly into soil, or into your hydro. NEG
sorry D..... I have to disagree also...The whole point of the soaking(as far as I know...) is just to soak the seed until the shell is soft enough to help germination...I would think that leaving it in the water to "grow" would actually drown or stunt the seed and stop it's growth...I have also planted seeds whether or not they floated(some I've had to force to stay under overnight...), and they turned out perfectly fine...and I just recently had one that I was sure was not viable, as it was severely cracked, and it sunk immediately...(I think the crack actually helped) I planted it and it sprouted 2 days later....I also put them on the dryer for a nice warm start.... I dunno....D03, if it works for you, keep doing it....we all march to our own drummer....
Did you check the Mandala Site? Just off hand, I can't remember for sure but I think that they recommend planting the seeds directly rather than soaking or the paper towel method. I do know for sure that Mandala has specific advice for their seeds on their site. Not just for germ but also for feeding (They don't recommend it). Yes I'm over simplifying but I remember being quite surprised... All the best with your Hashberry!arty5:
