Hey,
Firstly, sorry if this is the wrong section, in my quick look through the sections I did not see "help".
Secondly, I am new. Have been reading the forums for ages, the Closet / Cabinet section being the inspiration for me starting to grow.

Ok here's my problem, my seeds don't seem to be germinating! I've downloaded videos, watched more on Youtube and even look through here. There seemed to be many different techniques, so I tried two to start off with.
My seeds are of unknown quality/health, I got them free from my mate. If you can spot anything wrong please say so. (sorry for the low quality).
The whiter/brighter images have been "Auto-Corrected".













I started off with two seeds in moist paper towel, under Glad Wrap (Cling foil?), just sitting under a 40W normal bulb on for 45mins off for 15mins. This kept the temperature between 20°C and 25°C (68 to 77 °F). After 3 full days, nothing had happened so I thought I may aswell just put one of the seeds into a Jiffy. Another 2 days have been, one seed still in moist paper towels, one in a jiffy. Both covered to keep humidity up, also with a tissue on top so to not burn or have direct light on the seed.









All I have noticed is that the seeds became darker.

Things I know i did wrong: Tap water, if this is a big problem i will use purified next try?
Am I meant to keep them dark?

Is there anything else I can do? I heard something about shaking the seeds around in a match box. Soaking the seeds in water for 24hours. Videos made this look real easy! Ideally I just want to get one or two plants started, hope like heck one is a girl!

Thanks for having a read of my thread, any help would be awesome!

PS. Sorry, couldn't seem to get previews working for the pictures so you'll have to open up the links.
Phant0m Reviewed by Phant0m on . Germination Problems, Help Please Hey, Firstly, sorry if this is the wrong section, in my quick look through the sections I did not see "help". Secondly, I am new. Have been reading the forums for ages, the Closet / Cabinet section being the inspiration for me starting to grow. Ok here's my problem, my seeds don't seem to be germinating! I've downloaded videos, watched more on Youtube and even look through here. There seemed to be many different techniques, so I tried two to start off with. My seeds are of unknown Rating: 5