Gooch
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I bought my seeds from crop king, I am excited to grow them in a ebb and flow hydro system. I have picked up rock wool as a starter medium for the seedlings. I have germinated many seeds in practicing(taking bag seeds to root and beyond) using the techniques required by crop kings to offer their guarantee which is soaking it in water then moving it to plain white paper towel, I have even done it without soaking them in a glass of water and just using the paper towel, I have a 99% start rate, 0% finish rate:vap_smiley:
My problem is this... everywhere i read and or watch people just put seeds in the rockwool and let it all happen in their, it said 5-7 days which is a freaking lifetime from soaking/paper towels which can take 2-3 days. Now in all fairness the straight into medium and let it happen calls for warm, light and humidity, where as my tried and true method calls for warm dark humid.
I think one solution might be to soak it and once the tap root pops drop it in the rockwool covered with light.
Or
complete the full process ie.. cup of water and paper towl then into rockwool when taproot is 1/2-1" with light(floros)
My concern with the second method is whether it will root properly but that also could matter where the light is....
AHHHH
More testing about to begin on the last of my test seeds
My problem is this... everywhere i read and or watch people just put seeds in the rockwool and let it all happen in their, it said 5-7 days which is a freaking lifetime from soaking/paper towels which can take 2-3 days. Now in all fairness the straight into medium and let it happen calls for warm, light and humidity, where as my tried and true method calls for warm dark humid.
I think one solution might be to soak it and once the tap root pops drop it in the rockwool covered with light.
Or
complete the full process ie.. cup of water and paper towl then into rockwool when taproot is 1/2-1" with light(floros)
My concern with the second method is whether it will root properly but that also could matter where the light is....
AHHHH
More testing about to begin on the last of my test seeds