If a seed opens up, is it a given that it will sprout?

[michaelpeg]

But to my point. There have been times when the bean wouldn't pop open....it swelled, but no white root.

I have had this happen to me a few times too, I came to my own conclusion that I had kept the seed too warm. as long as you see a tail like root coming out it is time to put it in. waiting for the root to grow to 1/4 inch barely makes a difference in sprout time and increases the chance of damaging the root. Just put it in right when you see the root.

Just be patient, I know how you feel, when i first started I impatiently poked around in the soil looking to see how my seed was doing only to end up killing it.

michaelpeg Reviewed by michaelpeg on 11-24-2010. If a seed opens up, is it a given that it will sprout? Noob here. I tried germinating a pair of seeds and threw them away after about 5 days thinking they were no good. I read up a little on here and i'm trying again with an individual seed from the same batch. I have it in a tupperware with damp paper towels and a thermometer that indicates a range of 74 - 81 fahrenheit. I could see the whitish root after the seed broke open after 2 - 3 days and has sort of stayed the same the following 3 days. So, after 6 days of germinating, my question Rating: 5