It's the part of moving those teeny little things (taproot down) around that always gets me--much to their detriment. With the rooter plugs they usually take me about 3-5 days to sprout but they will sprout quicker with heat like Turtle says (I have had them sprout out of the plugs in 48 hrs with low heat) . Do go for damp, not wet--don't let the plug sit in water. If you use heat check them more often for drying out--moist always!. I have used these plugs for about 30-40 seeds to date and the only one that did not sprout was one that accidently fell out of the little hole and I didn't notice (did I mention that I am clumsy??)
Weedhound Reviewed by Weedhound on . best method for germ. growing hydro? I am a newbie, I posted in "basic growing" about using rapid rooter plugs, thinking this would be the best way for getting started then go to the rockwool. After searching, is this the best way? I have read about the paper towl method, this is prefered with %100 germination , but everyone that posts is growing in soil. Help please. Rating: 5