germinating

[shuggy4105]

:stoned: i`m trying out the "cup of water " method,when i put the seed in my weak solution they float. is this normal?

[mactight]

seeds float for 2 reasons

1. a seed absorbs water , this triggers growth , when the water content is greater than the air content they sink , there is a thin film over the seed that if water cant penetrate then the seed will happly float away without knowing its wet , these seeds are very usable , scuff them or crack them and they will germ , normally very very quickly

2 . seeds underdeveloped so the seed is almost empty , the shell is full of air , these float and will never germ , in the 7-800 seeds ive started off ( unsure may be more or less , likely to be more ) i have never come across one of these seeds , if a tap root doesnt develope fast enough the seed will drown if not removed fast enough , knowing your strains is the only real way of knowing this . so if it dont sink the seed will almost always be still ok

[frankpeterson]

Should be good man, when the tails(root) comes out chuck it in the soil or whatever your growing in. Good old cup of water. We preffer the papertowel method.

[123lsd]

Get your seed, put it in cooled down boiled water which is in a bowl or cup. When they float just give em a little tap with ur finger and they will fall. Put them in a dark and humid place where they will not be disturbed. Check back in 3 days and they should have sprouted. The rule of thumb is dont wait any longer than 5 mm of root growth. Then just make a hole in the dirt and put the seed in ROOT first.

Try not to handle it too much cause the baby root could **** up.

[shuggy4105]

cheers dudes.:)