Germination question?

[pedrosweed]

next time forget the cotton wool and tissue too high a risk of damaging the roots unless you plant the wool/cotton with the seed.

 

I normally use a small very clean glass with a ml of rhizotonic with water or plain water, at first the seeds float by morning the best/ fresh sink. By 24 hours all should have sunk and the first split if not give them a poke, still not sinking chances are there no good but keep them in the glass. Once you have you popped beans spoon them into small cups of soil, oil on your fingers isnt to good for the root tip.

 

The easy method

find some small seed raising trays like what bunnings sell there seedlings in or a ice tray from the freezer (drilled for drainage). Pre soak your meduim like coco in a rhizotonic/ seaweed extract let it sit then drain excess water away. fill your seed trays with lightly squeezed soil/coco and plant your seed. Put the lunch box or ice trays into a dark cupboard for a day or two then straight under flouros (wont need to water much) if its the right time of the year like now put them in partial light or under a shade cloth for the first days before going under full light and bigger pots so you only need to water once daily.

 

 

Ive had seed take 3 months to come up, its all about having as close to ideal conditions (spring) Outdoors you could throw seed in a garden bed in winter and they can lay dormant till spring or late Aug..

 

Glad you got them up look after and they will reward you 10 fold.

Cheers thc, some good sonding ideas there, will have to try them out!!

Pedro