popping and standing are 2 different things, when ya lay the seed on top of the medium, it pops, then the tail (tap root) buries itself and then the baby stands up. Like I said tis awesome to watch, nature at its finest. Not all of em can do it, I cull 4 or 5 every time I put seeds down. So yes the paper towel method allows weak genetics to get mixed into grows
Ok .... So you use extra enzyme and soak it to help the seed "pop" but the paper towel method to again "pop" is silly.... Having a hard time understanding your logic but that's ok, Also your popping seeds for a different purpose than the majority here, most just want their $10 seeds to grow, not to throw away 5 out of 6 because they deem them inferior. I don't think any way to germ seeds is silly IMO. Even the guy that taking off his shirt I would not call silly.....,well ok maybe a bit
. But from what I'm getting out of this, your saying the paper towel method is more successful than traditional methods, but by being that, it does allow for weaker plants to germinate that would otherwise would not.
you're spinin it a tad but basically yeahOk .... So you use extra enzyme and soak it to help the seed "pop" but the paper towel method to again "pop" is silly.... Having a hard time understanding your logic but that's ok, Also your popping seeds for a different purpose than the majority here, most just want their $10 seeds to grow, not to throw away 5 out of 6 because they deem them inferior. I don't think any way to germ seeds is silly IMO. Even the guy that taking off his shirt I would not call silly.....,well ok maybe a bit
nope not callin "you" sillyI know lol. Couldn't resist , you called me silly lol. All good
Fem's have their place. My 2 cents.I did say In My Opinion
The "other" seed enzyme booster trick was another my mom used on the farm! I doubt she new the reason it worked but, it did work - another of the tricks you do in soaking those pesky hard to pop beet seeds (she used bean seeds as the "helper"- always had plenty of bean seeds).
Ok yes your right you called my method silly which because I'm a defensive kind of guynope not callin "you" silly
took it to mean me and all PT germinators lol. But again all good just having a conversation on this boring rainy day here, sticking up for all the PT's in the world.... Paper towel germinators unite . Perhaps a seperate thread is in order!!! Actually RM if I could with success, pop seeds in soil I would, 40 odd years and I still suck at it compared to PT .
Chlorine bleach works tooHmm, and I thought if that got brought up, the ridicule would begin......Maybe bringing up the use of Willow branch's to make a "rooting" enzyme liquid would not draw the trolls either?
I'm not saying the enzyme thing doesn't work or I would have called it sillyHmm, and I thought if that got brought up, the ridicule would begin......Maybe bringing up the use of Willow branch's to make a "rooting" enzyme liquid would not draw the trolls either?
. I've never tried it so have no clue, sounds plausible actually. And the willow, same with honey, does work . We used it right after we learned we could clone em and not have use air layering ..... Yes I'm that old 
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I have tried both methods and I get higher germination rate and faster sprouting with the paper towel method but we are all just experimenting and finding what works best for us. there is no one right way of growing medicine just as there is no one perfect strain for everyone.we are here to learn from each other. I have not mastered cloning yet so pay $7 a piece for feminized seeds so I want as many as possible to germinate.using direct to soil I have had seed germinate and then not sprout.as well as a lower germination rate. as a PU MMJ grower I make no profit from my plants so want to keep production cost to a minimum
I have never soaked my seeds but to be honest they have always been fresh I believe. I have had 100 % popping in the last few years but yes lost a few after that lol.
it always takes mine a few hours to sink. sometimes it took close to 24 hours for them to sink.some seed banks give away free mystery seeds with orders. I have several of these seeds from nirvana and I use them for experiments so that I can save my good seeds for proven growing methods.
Perfect place for the H2o2! It makes a difference. PT should be wrung out = damp, not dripping and use the treated water!
!! These have been the freebee seeds I have been playing with but I am running out very fast, then I have my good ones but I would like to be more successful in my results before I use them. I forget what exactly what strain they are, the bag says Car and if memory serves it's Caramelo (not interested in that at this point just want them to grow) and I am still ok the fails I have had because I can learn from my mistakes. That is just the way it goes.
