Never PH my water, just plop them in a opaque Tupperware container with paper towel, put them on the top of the water heater under a towel and 24 hours later their popped, 36 hours and their in their in their final spot
. My well water is about 7ish out of tap.
Hey Budley DorightNever PH my water, just plop them in a opaque Tupperware container with paper towel, put them on the top of the water heater under a towel and 24 hours later their popped, 36 hours and their in their in their final spot
Yes it could be but pretty high success rate with what I do. Perhaps on older seed there may be better results.
. That's a pretty spiritual way to plant a seed that normally falls to the ground in the fall and grows in the spring when it gets warm enough but not hating just in awe. Perhaps you need to add a couple of bare chested girls to the mix.
I added the pH as many feel they "need" to.
I'm sure the PH'ing didn't hurt though.
I have over a million seeds lol, so yeppers, they are organized
Great info. I have some old seeds that went through a freezer failure. Will try this with some of them.Just popped several decades old beans, 70's Skunk X Afghan and some land race Vietnamese Dalat brought back by a soldier during the war. Got 2 of each goin now, of course I'm hopin for a boy and a girl
Thing is everyone needs to know that ALL seeds have an enzyme coating that when mixed with water tells the seed to germ. So when I want to pop old seeds I grab a $1 bag of whatever brand veggie seeds and soak the whole bag in an oz of water makin it an oz of water rich in that pop my beans enzyme. Then I soak my old beans in it over night and plant em
I can say it is not 100% with 50 year old beans, I actually put down 3 of each, got 2, all things considered not bad at all
thanks for the great tip. going to have to try that next time I germinate seeds.I use an overnight soak followed by paper towel germination and when the tap root get 1/4-3/8 inch long I stick the tap root down a hole in the soil with the hull sitting on the surface.but never thought of adding enzymes to help them germinate. some stores sell vegetable seeds (peppers,corn,beans,watermelons, ect) for a buck a pack.would these work to pretreat the water?Just popped several decades old beans, 70's Skunk X Afghan and some land race Vietnamese Dalat brought back by a soldier during the war. Got 2 of each goin now, of course I'm hopin for a boy and a girl
Thing is everyone needs to know that ALL seeds have an enzyme coating that when mixed with water tells the seed to germ. So when I want to pop old seeds I grab a $1 bag of whatever brand veggie seeds and soak the whole bag in an oz of water makin it an oz of water rich in that pop my beans enzyme. Then I soak my old beans in it over night and plant em
I can say it is not 100% with 50 year old beans, I actually put down 3 of each, got 2, all things considered not bad at all
I could be wrong but I think it would be the same for older seeds. Personally I don't think 5 years is "old" for seeds; scientists have successfully germinated seeds thousands of years old.
Thanks for that info,Just popped several decades old beans, 70's Skunk X Afghan and some land race Vietnamese Dalat brought back by a soldier during the war. Got 2 of each goin now, of course I'm hopin for a boy and a girl
Thing is everyone needs to know that ALL seeds have an enzyme coating that when mixed with water tells the seed to germ. So when I want to pop old seeds I grab a $1 bag of whatever brand veggie seeds and soak the whole bag in an oz of water makin it an oz of water rich in that pop my beans enzyme. Then I soak my old beans in it over night and plant em
I can say it is not 100% with 50 year old beans, I actually put down 3 of each, got 2, all things considered not bad at all
No, just tap water
yes, I simply lay the seeds on peat pods and let em do their thing
Never, one of the most silly aspects of black market growng IMO
No, soakin em that long is not a good thing
I did say In My Opinion
I also very much disagree with the notion and use of fem'd seeds but that is just me. I do understand why these things happen, folks pay a high price for a seed they wanna make sure it pops. Whereas I wanna make sure the seed that pops is strong and has vigor, my method weeds out the weaklings which is important to my breeding program, if a bean can't stand on it's own it gets culled. Not only is it efective but also lots of fun to watch
Would not using enzymes from other seeds allow for weaker seeds to pop? And yes you did say IMO. Also are you saying that the paper towel method is better in the fact that it will allow seeds to germinate that otherwise would not if done the traditional way?I did say In My Opinion
