What am I doing WRONG?

lopezri

Well-Known Member
Could someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong?

I just can't get any of my seeds started.

Last time I did an AG grow, I started three seeds in 3 tomatoe pods for the AG. I just put them in and in about 3 days I had sprouts and the ones that didn't sprout ended up sprouting in about the next 7 days. One very late comer about 9 days after the first ones. The grow went great until I had to leave the whole thing for an extended absence and ended up getting root rot.

Anyway, I've tried to revitalize the AG, starting fresh but I didn't have any starter nutrients so I tried to sprout out the seeds in a paper towel like everyone talks about to no avail. I tried about 10 seeds. So I asked for advice on other options. Someone mentioned putting them in the freezer for a day to simulate a winter period, then put them in warm, not hot, water for a day or so until the seeds were puffy and then put them in paper towels in a plastic container or bag and then put them in a warm place until they sprout. I did this with 4 seeds because I'm running out of seeds. Two sprouted but when I transplanted them into the pods for the AG and now they've just stopped growing. I haven't used any nutes or anything because everyone always says that they are too strong for the beginning sprouts.

Someone PLEASE help!!!
 

HomeGrownHairy

Well-Known Member
Could someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong?

I just can't get any of my seeds started.

Last time I did an AG grow, I started three seeds in 3 tomatoe pods for the AG. I just put them in and in about 3 days I had sprouts and the ones that didn't sprout ended up sprouting in about the next 7 days. One very late comer about 9 days after the first ones. The grow went great until I had to leave the whole thing for an extended absence and ended up getting root rot.

Anyway, I've tried to revitalize the AG, starting fresh but I didn't have any starter nutrients so I tried to sprout out the seeds in a paper towel like everyone talks about to no avail. I tried about 10 seeds. So I asked for advice on other options. Someone mentioned putting them in the freezer for a day to simulate a winter period, then put them in warm, not hot, water for a day or so until the seeds were puffy and then put them in paper towels in a plastic container or bag and then put them in a warm place until they sprout. I did this with 4 seeds because I'm running out of seeds. Two sprouted but when I transplanted them into the pods for the AG and now they've just stopped growing. I haven't used any nutes or anything because everyone always says that they are too strong for the beginning sprouts.

Someone PLEASE help!!!

Seeds don't last forever. About 2 years is average if they are good seeds from the beginning and stored correctly. That might be your problem. Also, I've never heard of freezing them. You prolly killed them. Kick butt on whoever told you that. The ones that sprouted should have been okay, but there are many ways to kill them....including freezing.

Hard tp tell without any pix of your setup
 
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