Seed germination

GrowerGaz95

GrowerGaz95

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Hello everyone just a quick one, i have never had an issue with germination until now. I recently baught a pack of 10 big buddah bad azz cheese and literally none came through at all. Now dont get me wrong 3 of them cracked and started to push the tap root out but they never continued to develop, after about 5 days in paper towels i decided to just pot them up as there was an actual root but none made it never progressed any further.

Now i have germinated another 10 and again they have cracked but the tap root is only sticking out slightly again after 3 days im so confused and never had this issue can some one please help.

My germination method is a sinple as it gets wet paper towels in between two plates on a heat source warm and dark ill take a photo of them soon. Thanks for the read!
 
curious2garden

curious2garden

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skinnys said:
Are you saying you couldn't make the paper towel method work?
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Reads to me that he is advancing the argument that:
(1) The primary cause of damping off is known to be fungal infections, and
(2) The human body carries a diverse flora of fungal species, it follows that

Inoculating a susceptible germ with a pathogenic organism might be counter productive to it's survival.

MickFoster said:
Here's my brilliant advice........nearly 100% germination rate every time.
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In this specific instance I think the problem is decreased viability in aging seed. I agree that handling germs certainly increases the risk of an already risky procedure especially in an older, less viable seed.
 
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skinnys

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MickFoster said:
Another "germination problem" thread using the paper towel method.........when will they learn? :wall:
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curious2garden said:
Reads to me that he is advancing the argument that:
(1) The primary cause of damping off is known to be fungal infections, and
(2) The human body carries a diverse flora of fungal species, it follows that

Inoculating a susceptible germ with a pathogenic organism might be counter productive to it's survival.



In this specific instance I think the problem is decreased viability in aging seed. I agree that handling germs certainly increases the risk of an already risky procedure especially in an older, less viable seed.
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Really? Didn't seem like he was circling that.
I'm sure you make a good point, even though I have failed only 1 of 50 seeds using paper towel, and that 1 was strictly due to my own carelessness.
Personally I like the process for some reason.
 
pegboy

pegboy

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Paper towel method works as well as anything if done right. Just like any other form of germination. Why is it it everone thinks their method works better than any other?
 
laddyd

laddyd

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Saw an article that says leave 'em in water, let them float on top. when the roots sprout plant them. This is the method NASC recommends. Me I've tried soaking them for 12 hours or so and them planting directly to soil. I have also used the paper towel method. The paper towel method works best for me.
 
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skinnys

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pegboy said:
Paper towel method works as well as anything if done right. Just like any other form of germination. Why is it it everone thinks their method works better than any other?
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Exactly. And just because you messed it up doesn't mean it's a bad method.

Any method will do just fine, germination is simple after all. I prefer paper towel but I have nothing against the other methods.
Herb & Suds said:
Uhm

Because we know that problems can occur handling a sprouted seed
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Use tweezers, it's hard to fuck that up.
 
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