Your prefered germination method?

[latewood]

actually...it goes sprout with a taproot... a seedling is rooted and ready for veg. I like your rebel spirit, "AD", but I can tell you from experience...the rule you break today and get away with...Will bite you in the butt one day...probably right in the middle of flower...LOL peace

keep handling those babies...

[Abattoir Dream]

lol sprouts, seedlings whatever... they will hardly be in flower will they? lol

plus, when my plants get big i dont handle their roots, IMO seedlings are easier to handle, when they are bigger you can hear the rootballs go RIIIIP!!!!

makes me cringe...

[ValkyrieAg]

I don't like to leave them in papertowel. It encourages fungus that kills the seeds. Next time you have seeds in papertowel for 3-4 days, smell it. Maybe its just the area in which I live. I like to toss them in a cup of water (submerged) that is in my light room ~80F. As SOON as they pop, i pull them out and plant them. They will be up in 2 days.

[latewood]

You missed my point entirely A.D! No worries...
I still don't know why any of you would want to mess with handling...to each his own...Much easier to just start seed in a starter cube of anykind.

just for the Hell of it...There are 2 things that any commercial or expert hydro farmer will tell you: Never grow 24/0...never longer than 18/6, and
always use a starter cube. Most soil farmers use peat pellet or a peat mix of sorts...hydro farmers prefer oasis starter cubes. This is a fact. Not my Opinion, but a fact. peace
p.s. If anyone thinks I left out rockwool...I didn't; I omitted it because the same pro farmers informed me that oasis is more cost effective.

[mc-blaze21]

does any one know what the optimum temp is for germanation????

[latewood]

75-80 degrees will work for you. 78-80 is perfect with the ambient air temps 6-8 degrees cooler. and higher temps in the 80's can also promote stretching. peace

[mc-blaze21]

kl nice one latewood see me i just put the seeds in my jiffy pellets and put them in the airing cuboard and let it do the rest on it's own i never actually knew the right temp i guess there is always room for more learning lol

[ThickSmoke420]

Warm Temperatures are best for Germination, 80 F is ideal, best way for fast pop is paper towels above and beneath the seed, wet with warm water, place this on a dinner plate and cover with a "non-seethru" kitchen bowl and throw it under ure lamp, will pop in no time

Cheers

[PhatOptimo]

Had best germination success with jiffy peat pellets from garden center. Rockwool starters and paper towel did not work but no the best. When you have 10 or so beans and you want to be sure jiffys work best (for me). I use them with a low height humidity dome and RO water (not a cloning dome). I use germ heat mat and keep it in warm area. Crack hood once they come up and remove once they show green day 5-6. I use 400w mh at 3-4 feet or so once I remove the dome. Transplant soon after roots show on peat. Do not over water! Water once a week lightly unless peat is light brown then more water. Best of luck!! :thumbsup: