Germination FAQ

[orangeman]

So....the stringy thing (i'm assuming is the tap root) is what you put inside of the soil like..."tap-root-first" if you get what I'm saying? I'm not too big on germination.

[Powder Puff]

So....the stringy thing (i'm assuming is the tap root) is what you put inside of the soil like..."tap-root-first" if you get what I'm saying? I'm not too big on germination.

yes!

i'm so high right now..

[Villui]

is that a snake attacking pac-man?

LoL

[weedheaduknow]

me and my friend tried growing some and i believe he also put the seeds in with all the roots pointing up, i never noticed anything wrong with them, this is the firs ttime i heard about putting htem pointing down(even though it makes sense to put the roots facing down), now i'm confused?????

[homemade]

is that a snake attacking pac-man?

lol he's the brown pac-man

[s12fever]

There are lots of different ways to germinate. When planting a seed, the tap root is supposed to face upwards. Its supposed to curl up over the seed then back down again. The first thing you should see is a little loop of root/stem coming out of the medium. It then pulls the seed up and uncurls. See pics. It's different if you use the paper towel method though. The tap root seems to just come out straight most of the time. In the past I've then just planted it with the root facing down and the seed part level with the top of the medium.

Sorry, you're wrong.

The taproot should be facing DOWNWARDS when put into soil. Why? Because that's the way the MJ seed works, it digs into the soil, curves upwards and then back down again. Sorry, i'm not good at explaining things...so i've made a lil diagram...

Thanks for this thread, threadstarter... good to see a step-by-step guide for germination for the newbies.

[s12fever]

is that a snake attacking pac-man?

LOL

[PsychedelicSins]

I skipped reading everyones ways of germination so forgive me if this was said:

I soak mine in a cup of luke warm water until they sink to the bottom, you might have to prod them around a few times to get them to sink.

Once they sink i place them inbetween two moist paper towels(luke warm) I fold this up and place it in a ziplock baggie, I let most of the air out.

I proceed to placing this bag in a moist tupperware container and place it atop my computer monitor.

Then you wait....