How hot can germinating seeds get

I germ'd some auto seeds in paper towels and then put them in pots and put siran wrap over to keep them from drying out. I accidently put them in the sun today to get them some warmth and forgot to take the siran wrap off the top. I think my temp guage said it was 111 degrees fahrenheit under the siran wrap. Do you think I killed my seeds?

Wait a day and find out yourself. If they sprout they sprout. Dont go digging yet

probably dead, in my experience seeds over a hundred degrees would begin to die in 45 minutes to an hour

prosinz said:

I germ'd some auto seeds in paper towels and then put them in pots and put siran wrap over to keep them from drying out. I accidently put them in the sun today to get them some warmth and forgot to take the siran wrap off the top. I think my temp guage said it was 111 degrees fahrenheit under the siran wrap. Do you think I killed my seeds?

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IMO...its the temp of the soil is the concern,

so how long did you leave them in the sun ....?

If they didn't stay at 111°. I've had seeds reach 120 on the outside of a plastic covered dish/paper towel. Temperature inside was 109. It sat in the sun too long but the temperature didn't stay that hot for more then 15-20 mins. They all sprouted. I've read reports of some strains needing the seeds to be kept hot. In the 90° range to sprout quicker then 7 days.

Quit covering them with plastic.

vostok said:

IMO...its the temp of the soil is the concern,

so how long did you leave them in the sun ....?

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It was like 3-4 hours. The soil felt pretty hot when I put my finger in it. I dont know man, I don't have very good hopes for 'em. If I dont see some heads poking up by tomorrow morning imma germ some more seeds and go digging

Patience is a virtue... Or poke around in there... The way my mind works, I would always wonder if they would have popped, and if there was a good pheno in there.

prosinz said:

It was like 3-4 hours. The soil felt pretty hot when I put my finger in it. I dont know man, I don't have very good hopes for 'em. If I dont see some heads poking up by tomorrow morning imma germ some more seeds and go digging

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the chances do sound 50/50 with this ..

give them say 2 more days

whitebb2727 has a serious and valid point

with regards to attracting that Dampingoff angel

one visit from her will make ur life hell..lol

good luck

3 out of 6 are emerging this morning so things are looking good. At worst, I've only killed half of em. Consensus, you can get germinating seeds pretty damn hot but I wont be doing it again!

vostok said:

the chances do sound 50/50 with this ..

give them say 2 more days

whitebb2727 has a serious and valid point

with regards to attracting that Dampingoff angel

one visit from her will make ur life hell..lol

good luck

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prosinz said:

3 out of 6 are emerging this morning so things are looking good. At worst, I've only killed half of em. Consensus, you can get germinating seeds pretty damn hot but I wont be doing it again!

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Glad some came up. There is no need for plastic or domes over seeds. I start mine in solo cups. At times when humidity is low or temps up I put a piece of cardboard loosely over the top of the cups if they are drying too fast. I would suggest using a flap of cardboard loose on your pot if you have to do it again.

I leave it loose with a slight gap on one side to allow them to breathe.

They all came up!

prosinz said:

They all came up!

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Now you see why I said wait and see what happens.