[TUTORIAL] SEED GERMINATION 101

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Submitted By: bubblegrower Submitted On: Today, 05:57 PM Submitted In: Grow Room Tricks and Tips: Click here to go to tutorial Quote

 

you will need:

 

2 plates (same size)

2 paper towels

r.o. water (or day old tapwater)

cannabis beans

patience

 

 

 

start by folding your 2 paper towels in half twice. making it a 4-ply sheet.

 

 

 

 

place one of your paper towels on the plate and lightly wet it with your r.o. or day old tapwater.

 

 

then add your beans:

 

 

 

next, place your second paper towel (folded in half twice) over the beans:

 

now add a bit more r.o./day old tapwater again to moisten.

 

next cover with your second plate:

 

 

the key from here is temperature and moisture. 70-75° is best. on top of the fridge works perfect usually but for a more speedy germination, you can put your plate on top of a ballast.

 

 

never let the paper towels dry out, but do no keep your beans floating in water either.

 

normally you will begin to see a taproot sprouting from the seed within 24-48 hours, but some seeds may take up to 10-14 days so be patient.

 

after a day or so you should see this:

 

 

after you see about 1/4" of root, you are ready to plant.

 

plant the seed, root down, in whatever media you wish. in soil i try to get the bean about 1/8 - 1/4" below the surface. same in rockwool:

 

after a day or so you should be happy to this this:

 

and within another couple days:

 

 

if you germinate your beans in soil, you are good to go from the very beginning. if you grow in hydro or start your beans in rockwool, i like to wait until the roots are visible out of the sides/bottom of the rockwool cube/starter plug before planting.

[MichiganMan]

Nice tutorial. This is the same method I use, works like a charm.

 

Thanks for sharing the info bubble..

[Sledge]

fool proof method, works like a charm every time.

Thanks once again BG for all the Great information!!!