Suuuuuper High pH!!

[dejayou30]

Well, our res is full of 15 gallons of pHed water, the hydroton and rockwool are soaking in pHed water, and the seeds are germinating. One last question - When I put the cracked seed into the hole in the hydroton, should I like close the hole or do I just leave it open?

[rhizome]

I like to fold a little RW over with a toothpick, but it's not mandatory.

Glad it's working out for ya.

[Weedhound]

Awwww.....Rhzome tucks his seeds in.....that's so cute......:lol5:

[dejayou30]

I put the media in last night at midnight with a pH of 5.5 and ran it all night. I checked this morning and its holding strong at 5.5. Hopefully my seeds will germinate now!

Is it bad that if the paper towel is cool to the touch? It was cool this morning when I checked them so I sprayed it down with some warm water.

[Weedhound]

Glad to hear your system is tuned.....don't know anything about the paper towel method of germinating so can't help you there....PC should be around before too long and I'll bet he knows.....

[Opie Yutts]

As with all germination methods you should keep the seed warm and moist. Even though the towel feels cool to the touch, it's room temp so if you're not too cold, it's probably alright. However, it couldn't hurt to keep the seeds in some sunlight streaming through the windows, or any other thing you can think of to keep them warm. They will sprout either way as long as you keep them moist, but it will happen sooner if they are warm.

I like to just put seeds directly into the medium and keep it warm and moist. I seem to have better overall luck this way, rather than sprouting, then planting. Anything with seeds, I usually start in soil, then take cuttings from females for hydro.

Still looking forward to progress reports.

[Weedhound]

Opie.....what do yo root your cuttings in?