The clam method,seeds germination

I have just set 3 seed's going these are regular seed's and to be honest i have worked with this strain and seed company before so i know the seed's are pretty much near all ways good,i'm wanting 1 female out of these,But if the seed do produce a male,i will be happy with that too,because i'm wanting to get this strain into a plant i'm working on at the minute.

I have posted this thread because there seem's to be a lot asking how to germinate seed's,this is how i do it and i have great success doing it this way,the clam method.


Hope that this help's any one new to growing seed;s,just don't rush them i don't even look at them for 2 days after that i check them first thing in the morning,I keep them in the living room,or any where that is warm,not hot,bottom of a grow room is perfect,if your temps are ok,


Watch out for the step by step cloning i will be doing in a week or so,Hoping that if just one person new to growing get's any thing from these then i will be happy knowing that one more grower means more cannabis,so get some beans ordered and get growing

good luck

jha bless,peace tyke

how those seeds supose to breath in there like that?.
ive had problems in the past with seeds getting enough air with just 2 plates, let alone rubberbaned togeather and in a zip bag.

but if this works for you awesome

dabhe4d said:

how those seeds supose to breath in there like that?.
ive had problems in the past with seeds getting enough air with just 2 plates, let alone rubberbaned togeather and in a zip bag.

but if this works for you awesome

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You're absolutely right! I had lost 2 gems of seeds I found from dispensary bud, and it was killer too; Blackwater OG. Dank as hell, put my pain right to rest, and usually me right to bed. Perfect nighttime strain.
Tried to germinate though, and screwed it all up with paper towels INSIDE a sealed plastic bag.. cracked em both open after a generous time period (~2 weeks) and they were both rotted out.

Good quality airflow throughout the life cycle goes a long way!

tyke1973 said:

I have just set 3 seed's going these are regular seed's and to be honest i have worked with this strain and seed company before so i know the seed's are pretty much near all ways good,i'm wanting 1 female out of these,But if the seed do produce a male,i will be happy with that too,because i'm wanting to get this strain into a plant i'm working on at the minute.

I have posted this thread because there seem's to be a lot asking how to germinate seed's,this is how i do it and i have great success doing it this way,the clam method.


Hope that this help's any one new to growing seed;s,just don't rush them i don't even look at them for 2 days after that i check them first thing in the morning,I keep them in the living room,or any where that is warm,not hot,bottom of a grow room is perfect,if your temps are ok,


Watch out for the step by step cloning i will be doing in a week or so,Hoping that if just one person new to growing get's any thing from these then i will be happy knowing that one more grower means more cannabis,so get some beans ordered and get growing

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jha bless,peace tyke

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Hi Guys I been doing seeds bast two year now Almost 100 percent sprout best way I found is simple trop your seed into a cup water leave it be for 2-3 days in a dark warm place. By day 3-4 5 girls are born if there not through in 5-6 days you may have bad seed remember not to leave seed in to long or it will drown hope this helps you guys

I too have lost seeds during my learning curve by putting them in paper towels in ziplocks.
Every damn one refused to sprout a taproot (like 15 or so seeds).
36 hours in a cup of water (I usually scuff them just a bit as well) has worked for me for years now.

Fuck plastic bags!

bags are great for makeshift domes, but even then should be used with care.. if you interrupt or prevent transpiration, you will kill your plants. I've used them to support seedlings after moving into my veg tent, but you gotta keep an eye on anything with little or no ventilation, otherwise they'll choke themselves out, mold can develop, damping off, etc.

18 hours in water, seed sinks
put on paper tower / plate
cover with papertowel, moisten said towel/seeds
stick in dark area and keep moistened
pop goes the dank

I've followed these directions to the letter, except I used a solution of 4 drops General Hydroponics Root Enhancer / gal of 6.0 pH water with 100% success rate.

http://sensiseeds.com/en/blog/best-way-to-germinate-seeds/

Any deviation, like say, with plastic bags? no-go bro.. doesn't need to be any more complex than it already is

420PyRoS said:

18 hours in water, seed sinks
put on paper tower / plate
cover with papertowel, moisten said towel/seeds
stick in dark area and keep moistened
pop goes the dank

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If seed sinks don't mean to say she's bad I've had lots sinkers and they still sprout good luck

Yoda old school said:

If seed sinks don't mean to say she's bad

I've had lots sinkers and they still sprout good luck

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Agreed. Just means the seed has been saturated beyond it's buoyancy point / no more air in shell.. though this may also be a warning sign: possible rot risk if there's not enough ventilation

If you guys are doing regulars have you ever noticed lets say you put 20 seeds in cup water all regular that the girls tend to stay together while the males tend to go off on there own

Yoda old school said:

If you guys are doing regulars have you ever noticed lets say you put 20 seeds in cup water all regular that the girls tend to stay together while the males tend to go off on there own

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I have not noticed that, but now that you mention it, I'll be watching for it...
not trying to discredit, but when you're watching for this, how stoned are you?

2 paper towels folded on a plate works for me 99.9% of the time. I'm not sure why all the extra steps are necessary.

I like scuffing as well.

redeyedfrog said:

2 paper towels folded on a plate works for me 99.9% of the time. I'm not sure why all the extra steps are necessary.

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they're not necessary.. unless you want to over-complicate and thereby decrease your chances for success..

Haven't tried scuffing yet.. meant to last time, but forgot. Any tips / suggestions?

I do the exact same way using paper towel and styrofoam plates. on top of cable box. 20 years and thousands of seeds by now. 99.9% germ rate on viable seeds

the pic in first post the towels are way too wet though. open everyday so they can breathe. 48 hours ready for soil.

GreatwhiteNorth said:

I too have lost seeds during my learning curve by putting them in paper towels in ziplocks.
Every damn one refused to sprout a taproot (like 15 or so seeds).
36 hours in a cup of water (I usually scuff them just a bit as well) has worked for me for years now.

Fuck plastic bags!

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Or you just put em in the soil like nature intended

Velvet Elvis said:

I do the exact same way using paper towel and styrofoam plates. on top of cable box. 20 years and thousands of seeds by now. 99.9% germ rate on viable seeds

the pic in first post the towels are way too wet though. open everyday so they can breathe. 48 hours ready for soil.

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Exactly! I can't stress ventilation enough to people.. keep those moisture induced issues at bay

redeyedfrog said:

I like scuffing as well.

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Scuffing is used on older seeds with dried out/hard shells.
It is said to help allow the moisture to enter the shell envelope a bit easier.

PURPLEB3RRYKUSH said:

Or you just put em in the soil like nature intended

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Just trying to give them every chance at a good start.
Good seeds cost wayyyy too much to drop them into soil that may have a dry spot that they don't have enough moisture to germ in.