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Hi all,
Never seen this before, hopefully someone knows what these things are...
So I took some freshly cracked seeds for a couple new strains that I am interested in working with that I germed for two days using the paper towel method. I took these freshly cracked seeds with tap roots about 1/4 inch and put them in soil. I grow DWC but I am looking for potential mothers which I keep in soil.
Well three days later two of these seeds have not grown at all, while the others are growing and have shedded their seed capsules. The two that have not budged are still at soil level. Today I gave them a very close look and I discovered very very very tiny little white bugs on the seed capsules. They look and move like worms or leaches and are crawling all over the seeds and where the tap root is emerging. These things are VERY small. You could easily fit HUNDREDS of them on one seed. I tried to take a pic but they are just to small to show up on my camera.
So what do you guys and gals think these things are? They have obviously stunted the growth/and or killed off the seed at this point. And, how do you think they arrived? I figure this more than likely means my soil is contaminated with parasites and should be discarded completely?
Either way, last time I use "Hyponex" potting soil.
Never seen this before, hopefully someone knows what these things are...
So I took some freshly cracked seeds for a couple new strains that I am interested in working with that I germed for two days using the paper towel method. I took these freshly cracked seeds with tap roots about 1/4 inch and put them in soil. I grow DWC but I am looking for potential mothers which I keep in soil.
Well three days later two of these seeds have not grown at all, while the others are growing and have shedded their seed capsules. The two that have not budged are still at soil level. Today I gave them a very close look and I discovered very very very tiny little white bugs on the seed capsules. They look and move like worms or leaches and are crawling all over the seeds and where the tap root is emerging. These things are VERY small. You could easily fit HUNDREDS of them on one seed. I tried to take a pic but they are just to small to show up on my camera.
So what do you guys and gals think these things are? They have obviously stunted the growth/and or killed off the seed at this point. And, how do you think they arrived? I figure this more than likely means my soil is contaminated with parasites and should be discarded completely?
Either way, last time I use "Hyponex" potting soil.