Germinating seeds....
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HydroKid239
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It's a little toasty in there and you have the heat pad under the dome.. which can work... did you just straight up drop a seed in the cube? didn't root it 1st? IMO if you are gonna put it in root riot... you may as well put it in a pot. Being an Auto.. I'd go straight into it's final pot. and put a makeshift dome over the pot til she sprouts up about an inch or 2. I only use root riot for clones. Never heard of anyone germinating in one. Maybe rockwool cubes.
Yea I just put the seed in it... I only have 3 gallon pot for final size
It’s on the lowest settin it has.... around about what temp Nd rh should it be inside the dome!?!
Cvntcrusher
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I've had 100% germ by placing in a cup of water. Putting cup on heat mat until seed sinks then placing seed directly in moist soil. And putting on heat mat till sprout. I keep my soil temp between 77-80⁰f
Cvntcrusher
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for seeds/seedlings then once they break soil n open up i take off mat
MickFoster
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Lose the dome........domes are for clones, not seeds.
Lose the heating mat........seeds germinate fine at room temperature......and you don't need light until it sprouts.
I place mine in a drawer.
I've been using rapid rooters for 25 years without issue.
10 for 10 last time in 3-4 days.
Lose the heating mat........seeds germinate fine at room temperature......and you don't need light until it sprouts.
I place mine in a drawer.
I've been using rapid rooters for 25 years without issue.
10 for 10 last time in 3-4 days.
is it too late to do that?
Oldreefer
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Dunno. Any handling of a seed is not advised. But if you must, take extreme care to not damage any tail that may have shown...
Cvntcrusher
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Putting in water until sinks is just a pre req that speeds this up. I do this same thing except my extra step is soaking the seeds first
steve870
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yeah i soaked too my seeds for 8 hours before planting, can't harm anything
Cvntcrusher
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Never more than 16hrs. But they usually sink by then. And usually about 2-3 days later I have a sprout
quirk
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As @MickFoster suggests, lose the dome, You're asking for problems. Start bad, finish bad.
So just tray in darkness ?