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GnomeGrower Reged: 01/07/15 Posts: 13688 Loc: the parking lot |
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Aka fill it with iso and coarse salt and shake the fuck out of it for a couple of minutes (saran wrap +tape the openings), that always gets most of it out for me. I then use a pipe cleaner to get to the leftover bits here n there, usually only 2 or 3 spots. PrepH, IDK about black tea, but bongwater is just about the best germination soak you can find. I usually water in some soil to where it's just moist enough to support seedlings, then I plant the seeds , then I just pour a bit of bongwater right over where the seeds have just been planted. It's basically a mimicking having a field burn down, the seeds that get the first rain after a burn get activated by the burn compounds in the rainwater. Not all plant species react to this, and it's part of why some plant species tend to shoot up first after a field has been burned. There are studies on it. Don't know if there are studies on cannabis or hemp relating to smoke water but other species have been studied. I've been using it for years now though. 100% germ rate is easy with young seed, if you've kept things in a drawer for 10 years it's going to be hard to get to 10% with whatever method you try. Not to say I have the best storage. That's why when germinating old seeds, I always go the extra step of thoroughly pasteurizing my soil and then inoculating it with mycorhizals, along with using bongwater as a soak. Always keep an eye on humidity of the topsoil. Never soaking, never drying out. After most of the seeds have come up, I'll very carefully check the few remaining ones, and most of the time, they'll be on their way. If you happen to move them at this stage, they'll likely take a few days to recover. The only thing that seems to go wrong when all of this is used is that occasionally there'll be one or two seeds that need to be carefully cracked between the teeth; after cracking and putting back in the soil they are usually above ground the next day or the day after that. Really the most likely factor for seeds not germinating is bad storage and old age. That's why I like to buy from the company or breeder that makes the seed and not a third seller. I used to buy from a few seedbanks that make most off selling others' seeds, and it was always hit or miss, a lot of times having less than stellar germ rates. When I get seeds from other people I know or from the breeders themselves, as long as I haven't stored them for years the germ rates are great. Same with my own work. When a lot of seeds don't come up when the seeds are within their expected quality time frame so to speak, seed maggots become worth investigating. I've dealt with seed maggots on more than one occasion and they absolutely suck. IIRC I've even had them when placing seeds in paper towels which leads me to think there's a type of maggot which has it's eggs laid on or in the seeds themselves. When you have seed maggots the seed will look dark and wet and when you crack it (don't use your teeth here!) it'll have a bunch of squirmy little fuckers inside the seed, it's absolutely gross. -------------------- The best things in life can be smelled on one's fingers.
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