What's the best way to start seeds.

[Rose Gardener]

I use jiffy's for just about everything I grow of have grown.

All my various herbs and what have you.

Little cuttings and clippings.

Love em.

[hidden.monkeys]

As in the little peat pots?

[Redeyedfrog]

Jiffy pots are fantastic, transplant never a issue.

I've read on some grow guides to avoid the peat pellets, aren't jiffy pots made of peat too?

[Redeyedfrog]

I like to use worm castings mixed with vermiculite and seeding and cutting mix in a prop tray in jiffy pots.

[Phil Carter]

What ratio of worm casting to vermiculite do you use Redeyedfrog?

[Redeyedfrog]

Bout 1/3 worm castings, 1/3 vermiculite. 1/3 premium cutting mix

[Devilspine]

Standard jiffys are euro peat with coco ,jiffy 7 are just coco peat , both work nicely seeds or clones but not friendly for heavy water hydro style..

[Musashin]

I place my seeds in a cup of water until they sink (you may need to give them a tiny tap to get them to drop), this usually takes around 24 hours. Check up on them every 6-8 hours. This speeds up the initial germination process.

 

As soon as I notice them sinking, I take them out of the water to minimize the chance of drowning and place them between two layers of wet paper towel, on a plate that is covered in glad-wrap. This keeps the humidity nice and high.

If they are going to crack (I've never had a seed fail), they will do so very shortly after being put in the paper towel.

 

Once the stems get to about 15mm in length (check daily), I take them out of the paper towel and place them in potting soil. It takes around a day for them to sprout.

 

From seed in water to sprout in pot has never taken me more than 72 hours, or 3 days.

 

In all honesty, you really cannot go wrong with germinating seeds unless you do something horribly ignorant.

If you want a real challenge germinating seeds, try tobacco.

[tjiir]

I often do it on paper towels. Simple and cheap and easy to monitor progress. Sometimes will use other methods, but usually I go for the one with the least hassle involved.

[protein]

I place the seeds on clean, moist paper towel and wait until the radicle is around 1cm before moving to a different medium.

 

Sphagnum moss is worth considering as it has natural anti-fungal properties, but fungi are rarely a problem anyway.

 

- protein