I have reached a point where I believe I need to scuff my Current Batch of seeds with sandpaper to promote germination. Has anyone ever had to do this? I have never needed to do this before and want to hear from someone who has.

I am assuming I use the finest sandpaper available and lightly stroke once on the seem of the seed?

I have crushed some of the seeds that failed to Germinate and in each case there was a ViableEmbryo that looked like it was trying to break through. The Shells were the toughest shells I have ever dealt with. They are also the first seeds I ever produced myself. Which leads to other questions that probably can not be easily answered here, like is there something I did while producing or storing Seeds that caused the shells to be so thick?

Any information to be shared in regards to this area would be nice.

My answers to question others may ask me.

Yes, I did soak the seeds in water for 24 hours to start.

I used a Bubble Cloner for my Germination Method as Image Reaper describes here. http://boards.cannabis.com/basic-gro...time-easy.html

No, when I crushed the Seeds I did not smell anything fermenting or rotting

...... I also used a watered down solution of Serenade (anti fungal) and sprayed the Rapid Rooters 12 hours before placing Seeds in them.
greentard Reviewed by greentard on . Using sandpaper to scuff seed for germination I have reached a point where I believe I need to scuff my Current Batch of seeds with sandpaper to promote germination. Has anyone ever had to do this? I have never needed to do this before and want to hear from someone who has. I am assuming I use the finest sandpaper available and lightly stroke once on the seem of the seed? I have crushed some of the seeds that failed to Germinate and in each case there was a ViableEmbryo that looked like it was trying to break Rating: 5