Seed starting problems!!!

I'm in need of help!!! Has anyone else had problems sprouting seeds with a humidity dome and heat mat. The weathers pretty good where I'm at, perhaps it's just to humid or hot because the heat??? Please give me some advice???

Don't "soak" first.

Heat mat is likely too hot....put a towel folded to 4 layers over the mat and put the tray over that.

Have you got the seeds directly on the heat mat? you should put them in some kind of medium. Dont worry about the dome just use the mat and keep the medium wet.

Just treat it like any other seed. Plant in some soil and let it sprout.

Domes, paper towels and all that are not needed.

Cannabis has thrived in almost every climate on earth. Just plant the dang thing.

I've never used a heat mat or humidity dome and never had a problem. Just plant it in your medium that will stay at room temp and make sure the medium stays moist, not soaked.

Probably to hot. How long has it been? Lose the dome, I don't even use heat mats anymore

Dude I'm on my first grow, I experimented different types of germination... I tried using 3 different pot sizes and all 3 are doing fucking great 2 1/2 months later. One fell face down because I was watering her hammered as fuck, she stalled for roughly 1 week during veg but once she healed, she grew like hell. Long story short, they're called "weed" for a reason, it'll pull through regardless of the germination method. It'll pull through with whatever the pot size.

Good luck

Thanks for the advice... The heat mat was over heating the seeds and killing them.

Dr. Who said:

Don't "soak" first.

Heat mat is likely too hot....put a towel folded to 4 layers over the mat and put the tray over that.

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It fixed the problem thanks.

Just make sure the humidity inside the dome is as close to 100% as you can make it. You should see condensation running down the inside of the dome at all times.

Good luck, BigSteve.

bigsteve said:

Just make sure the humidity inside the dome is as close to 100% as you can make it. You should see condensation running down the inside of the dome at all times.

Good luck, BigSteve.

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Um. No.

I don't see domes in nature. Humidity domes can cause them to dampen off.

The only time a dome is needed is for clones?

Since you suggested it, why use one?

whitebb2727 said:

Um. No.

I don't see domes in nature. Humidity domes can cause them to dampen off.

The only time a dome is needed is for clones?

Since you suggested it, why use one?

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Domes help if your using rooting plugs. Helps keep them from drying out as fast.
That my dome is only over the tray for 4 or 5 days. As soon as they germinate i plant the plugs into solo cups. And the dome comes off. No heating pad no special light.

Oh that said even with clones water condensing on the dome means its condensing on the plant ... to much humidity...... Dampening off.

whitebb2727 said:

Um. No.

I don't see domes in nature. Humidity domes can cause them to dampen off.

The only time a dome is needed is for clones?

Since you suggested it, why use one?

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Yea that was the whole problem. My heat mat was too hot and all the condensation in the dome plus the heat was causing the tap root shrivel and die. Very little success. I had maybe 2 plants that lived. I took the heat mat away and now all my seedlings look beautiful.

Dynamo626 said:

Domes help if your using rooting plugs. Helps keep them from drying out as fast.
That my dome is only over the tray for 4 or 5 days. As soon as they germinate i plant the plugs into solo cups. And the dome comes off. No heating pad no special light.

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Domes cause more problems than they help. I didn't ask you either. No offense. Its silly to use a dome on seedlings.

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Oh that said even with clones water condensing on the dome means its condensing on the plant ... to much humidity...... Dampening off.

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Not really.

I rarely use domes on clones but at times are needed.

Dross3294 said:

Yea that was the whole problem. My heat mat was too hot and all the condensation in the dome plus the heat was causing the tap root shrivel and die. Very little success. I had maybe 2 plants that lived. I took the heat mat away and now all my seedlings look beautiful.

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Right.

Just plant and forget. No mats, no domes. They are not needed.

Glad you got some seedlings.

whitebb2727 said:

Right.

Just plant and forget. No mats, no domes. They are not needed.

Glad you got some seedlings.

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Its silly that you say that. It totaly depends on the enviroment. If there is plenty of humidity in the air maby a dome is not necessary. In some climates it most certanly is a must. It definitely keeps me from adding water to my plugs before tjey germinate. Also what makes you think that if water is condencing on the dome it isnt doing the same on the plants?

Dynamo626 said:

Its silly that you say that. It totaly depends on the enviroment. If there is plenty of humidity in the air maby a dome is not necessary. In some climates it most certanly is a must. It definitely keeps me from adding water to my plugs before tjey germinate. Also what makes you think that if water is condencing on the dome it isnt doing the same on the plants?

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It would have to be condensing on the plant. All my tap roots were turning a yellow color and more than likely drown

Was the heat on the roots. To much humidity causes condensation when it runs down the plant the the soil/plug stays saterated whare it hits the stem and causes it to rot/mold aka dapen off. I dont agree whith what whitebb said abought the domes but he nailed it there lose the heat pad unless your germinating in a cool envitoment like a basement

Dynamo626 said:

Its silly that you say that. It totaly depends on the enviroment. If there is plenty of humidity in the air maby a dome is not necessary. In some climates it most certanly is a must. It definitely keeps me from adding water to my plugs before tjey germinate. Also what makes you think that if water is condencing on the dome it isnt doing the same on the plants?

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You could put them directly into solo cups to keep them from drying out to fast and skip the plugs.