I'm Germinating My Seeds Right Now...

[GuerillaGrower420]

First time, I dampened 2 paper towels, put about 12 seeds on that, put another 2 damp paper towels on top, and shut the lid on tupperware container, and put it over a heater register with clothes over i t t o protect from sun. I have some questions:
1)There was no heat coming out of the register, but I read that it's good to have the container "warm" the only thing I could think of was putting a cornbag by it (like the ones you use for a backache) and microwaved the bag for 2 minutes and put it under the container, did this OVERheat it?

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2) If the paper towels are too wet, can that be detrimental?

 

[bznuts]

prolly wasnt overheated

for the paper towels, basically the wetter the better

 

[smokybear]

Just keep the paper towels wet and roots should be poking out in the next few days. As soon as they crack and the root is poking out a little bit, plant them. I wouldn't worry about trying to keep them warm. As long as they are at room temperature, they should sprout just fine. Keep us posted. Take care and be safe.

 

[wassup]

i put mine in a small container with paper towels.......then sit my router on top of it.......works just fine for me..................couple of day´s and baby roots start to appear.

 

[85cannabliss]

i place mine on top of my hotwater tank, and then put the heating on, the box steams up a little, but then you have a warm moist condition which is what your looking for. personally i think the heat pack will work a treat, in fact, i have a few lying around i think ill give it a try. i will be starting my seeds soon too

 

[GuerillaGrower420]

I ended up just putting them on top of the freezer...Figured I'd just take a risk with the other people living here and hope they don't look up there in the next couple days, which they usually don't anyways

 

[GuerillaGrower420]

Still haven't even cracked yet...

 

[snuggles]

Are they bag seed? What color are the seeds?

 

[GuerillaGrower420]

Bag seeds, and dark green...

 

[85cannabliss]

the seeds may not be developed properly, do you have any brown 1s? they would work better. keep them in a plastic food bag, wrapped in a thin Tshirt on top of a heater/radiator (only on a low heat). on top of the freezer may not be warm enough for them to germ.

 

[Old Toby]

Hey man I just put my beans in the ground today, 5 lowryder feminised
Havent done lowryder yet so should be fun, and another 5 going in in 2 weeks!
Good luck on the germinating, mine took 3 days this time round....

 

[headband]

green seeds, uh ohh.

 

[toddypotseed]

The method i have found to be the most reliable is like you the damp paper towels but i placethem in a baggie and put in sock drawer and i have found that the striped ones tend to germinate most easily and are most viable. It should only take no more than a week for them to pop open

 

[longtimegrower]

Are you talking about the striped socks. So striped socks in your drawer will germ your seeds better than white socks. I have heard black socks soke up heat did you try germing them with black socks in the drayer. Slim

 

[GuerillaGrower420]

What about green seeds?

 

[85cannabliss]

it means the beans arent fully developed, and so they probably arent strong enough to germinate. seeds should be brown, with a tiger stripe look about them.

 

[GuerillaGrower420]

Is there anyway I could get these ones to work?

 

[Old Toby]

Is there anyway I could get these ones to work?

Hey man have you tried putting your beans in a jar of water and leave them over night till they sink to the bottom and then try germ them, works for me everytime!

 

[GuerillaGrower420]

Thanks...Should I try that even though they have been in wet paper towels?

 

[Old Toby]

Thanks...Should I try that even though they have been in wet paper towels?

Yeah man I did it this year, I forgot to soak the seeds prior to germination!
What I did was just popped those seeds in a jam jar full of water and they fell to the bottom with in a few hours and then I put them back in the paper towels and that did the job grand!
Hope it works dude......