What is goin on??

[1gurl.2wild4u]

Umm..i have about 15-20 seeds and i was doing the 'wrap em up in paper towels' thing and it worked with four of them and it's goin on a week and a half and the others aren't doing anything. What is goin on with them?? Are they screwed up seeds or what? HELP!! :eek:

[theredeyedjedi]

1. Paper-Towel Method:

MATERIALS: Paper-towels (at least 2 sheets), 2 plates/dishes (or similar object), warm water.

PROCEDURE:

It involves placing the seed(s) onto a damp paper-towel (which is placed on a plate/dish, or similar object), and covering them with another damp paper-towel.
For best results, use water that is a bit warmer than room-temperature (to compensate for any drop in temperature), and cover the plate/dish with another plate/dish (to prevent heat from escaping, as well as protect the seeds from light).

Also, using more than one sheet of paper-towel above and below the seed(s) will yield better results, as well as adding more warm water to the paper-toweling/bottom dish before covering the whole arrangement with the optional second plate/dish.

WARNING: It is imperative that the seed(s) are removed from the paper-toweling as soon as the taproot(s) has/have emerged; If the seed(s) is/are left to soak for too long, delicate micro-roots can be torn when the seed(s) is/are removed from the paper-toweling, which will temporarily retard germination/growth as well as stress the plant (which could possibly result in an unfavorable male/hermaphrodite).

[1gurl.2wild4u]

could the other 10 not be 'rooting' becuz ive been using cool water??

[darpin]

A lot of seeds are dead and wont germinate. This happens for all plants, not just cannabis. This is why you germinate them in one place, and then plant the germinated seeds (soon to be sprouts). Otherwise you waste a lot of pots planting seeds that wont do shit. If you have a germination rate of 50%, you're doing wonderful. If someone gives you some seeds from an old shoebox from ten years ago, you're lucky if 5% - 10% of them will do anything.

Not only that, but a lot of seeds are from screwed up plants that accidentally got pollenated, or by some kid who didn't know what he was doing.

There's a world of difference between your "buddie's" seeds, and one from a reputable seed bank. Not always, but that seems to be the case more often than not.

I check mine every few hours, and the minute I see them split with the little white edge getting ready to come out, into the soil it goes. Never leave them long enough for the root to fully expose itself. After a week and a half, anything that was going to germinate would have, and beyond that, whatever seeds might come to life are pretty retarded, and I wouldn't want them anyway. Go on a picnic, dig a hole, and plant them all. Maybe one will pop to life and you'll get a chance to read about the police finding a cannabis plant in your neighborhood. :-)

In short, be happy any of them germinated, and take care of them.

[sugarmagnolia]

where did u buy ur seeds from?

[1gurl.2wild4u]

i didnt...my cousin, who is also a new grower, got some seeds from out of an ounce she bought and gave me a few because she new i was good with plants.

[darpin]

i didnt...my cousin, who is also a new grower, got some seeds from out of an ounce she bought and gave me a few because she new i was good with plants.

Yeah, that means you should be happy any of them germinated. If you do any gardening, you learn real quick a handy ratio:

1/3 of your seeds will be germinate and be strong about it.
1/3 of those plants will live past infancy.
1/3 of those will be strong and will give good crops.

It seems a little different in the the cannabis realm, because these plants are so damn hardy, and because the care people put into them is so damn sincere and heartful. But the point still stands that not every seed turns into a plant, and not every seedling turns into a powerhouse that you want to clone.

[Ganjamon420]

Bag seed can be very unreliable but sometimes you get some very good breeds from bag seed. I have used bag seed for years and I usually have damn near 80% germinate every time. another thing i have learned over the years has been that plants have emotions too. they grow very poor and weak when they are all alone so i usually plant 3 or 4 in one spot to keep them happy and strong. good luck with your grow. Peace

[1gurl.2wild4u]

yeah...well i have a big plastic bowl that they are in..all 4 of em together! so i hope every thing goes smooth....Thanks u guys!!

[1gurl.2wild4u]

oh...and how do u turn ur plants purple without killin em??? And when would be a good stage to do that at? or do u not recommend it?? I should probly look at the other ones that say sometin about it but im too lazy rite now...LOL

[absolut420]

oh...and how do u turn ur plants purple without killin em??? And when would be a good stage to do that at? or do u not recommend it?? I should probly look at the other ones that say sometin about it but im too lazy rite now...LOL


there's good purple and bad purple ;) good purple comes from the strain itself.. bad purple is what happens when your plants are too cold, they turn purplish but dont have the "purple" taste.

p.s.
if all you care about is the color, just add food coloring to your water ;) you can make whatever color plants u want hehe

[1gurl.2wild4u]

ok but i tried that with one of my other 'regular' plants and it killed it...so i hope it dont happen with my babies.

[Ganjamon420]

Absolut420, are you for real feeding your plants food color will make the color of the plant change?!? That's kick ass, I'm gonna do that with this years plants. hmmmm what color lol. Peace

[darpin]

Absolut420, are you for real feeding your plants food color will make the color of the plant change?!? That's kick ass, I'm gonna do that with this years plants. hmmmm what color lol. Peace

I happen to know the answer to this one. ;)

Food coloring doesn't really hurt your plants at all, unless you do it in EXTREMELY high doses. I'm taking something to the tune of an ounce or so per day; that would probably stunt its growth to some degree. But all in all, food coloring is quite harmless stuff.

Sadly, the color doesn't change much. There are actually a lot of colors in plants, but green is the most dominant. So even when you start loading another color in, the natural green that the plant wants to become stays that way, and is competing with your colors. Furthermore, the green is always being produced, so the minute you stop coloring is the minute it goes away.

Blue works best if you're going to try anything, and red is a close second. They wont turn the plant a crazy color, but it will "tint" them quite considerably.

As far as marijuana goes, I'm not sure if the buds themselves would change colors, and it might make it hard to determine when to harvest, as color is such an important thing.

I'll probably do some experiments with one of my weaker plants and see what the heck happens. The last time I did this, I was in junior high, and we were doing it with tomatoes.