Help, dry seeds

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threepac420

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I germinated some seeds, but one time I came to check after work and the whole thing was dry. I had them in a paper towel method (first time tryin) and they were dry...about 12 hours before, they grew nice roots...I applied more water and put the ones with long roots in rockwools. do u think my seeds will survive?!!?

and how soon will i be able to see the plants poppin out of the rock wool? and how much pressure should i apply to the rockwool scrap over the hole? any help is appreciated!
 
mogie

mogie

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You will have to wait and see if they snap out of it. I have done the same thing and it depends and how much they dried out.

Sometimes it can be difficult to remember to check the seeds at least two or three times a day. It sort of depends on how dry your house is.

Give them more water and just see what happens.
 
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threepac420

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The growing medium I used is called Hydroton :)

Hey, tell people to look at my seedling pictures!! nobody has replied about them...
 
mogie

mogie

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Keep them moist at all times, by placing seeds in vermiculite filled 16oz cups with holes in the bottom, placed in a tray of weak nutrient solution, high in P. Rockwool cubes also work extremely well. When the seed sprouts, place the rockwool cubes into larger rockwool cubes. No repotting or transplanting, and no soil mixing!

You can germinate seeds in a paper towel. This method is tricky; it is easy to ruin roots if they dry out, or are planted too late after germinating. Paper towels dry out REAL FAST!
 
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