Starting seeds the Cuban way

[forgetiwashere]

Hi guys

 

Thought I'd put up a tutorial on how to roll a "Cuban Seed Splitter". I devised this method a couple of seasons ago just buy chance and a bit of ingenuity. I used to use the tried and true method of paper towel on a plate but after coming up with this I haven't looked back. The Cuban Seed Splitter is just a modified version of the paper towel on plate method but needs less attention due to its reduced surface area resulting in less evaporation. I hope you like it

 

Take 3 sheets of top shelf paper towel. Don't use the cheep stuff because it will tear easier and kind of mash up after a couple of times checking the seeds.

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Next, fold the 2 outside sheets onto the center one.

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Next, fold the square in half from the top down.

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Next, wet the paper towel with water, tap, bottled, RO, doesn't really matter. I'll run a bit of water through it just in case there is any bleach left in the paper towel from munufacturing. Hold it up to drain of excess water. Just enough so it holds water without dipping to much. Lay it down and place seeds pointy end up towards one end ensuring to leave at least a couple of centimeters between each seed. This ensures each seed receives contact with the paper towel on each side.

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Next. Start rolling your Cuban Seed Splitter. Start at the end where you placed the seeds. This will put your seeds in the center of the Cuban.

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Congratulations! You've just rolled your first Cuban Seed Splitter

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From there I like to place the Cuban in a glass and add an inch of water. The beauty of this method is that the paper towel wicks up the water as it evaporates keeping the seeds at an ideal moisture level with plenty of oxygen helping prevent fungal infections. The Cuban might want to unroll a little bit so lean it on an angle at the end of the roll.

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My final step is to place it up in a cupboard. Always up the top where it's warmest. As you can see it takes up very little room Try to avoid heat mats to crack seeds unless absolutely necessary.

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Obviously to check the seeds remove the Cuban and unroll it. If you have multiple strains just roll a Cuban for each and mark the glasses. Beats having multiple plates or marking multiple strains on one plate.

This is a really great idea I like it a lot

[Greenstar]

Overnight soaker and sower normally. What i liked about it is the actual root was gunbarrel straight out of the cigar and slotted easily into medium. It helped a lot with my dodgy eyes. I will use again

Awesome Katton. Yeah the tap root will head straight down between the sheets of paper towel because it's vertical as opposed to on the plate where they will hit a horizontal surface fairly quickly

[Greenstar]

This is a really great idea I like it a lot

Thanks fiwh. If you're a paper towel plate kinda guy I think you'll like it

[forgetiwashere]

Thanks fiwh. If you're a paper towel plate kinda guy I think you'll like it

 

im actually a straight to medium kind of guy, but i have used the paper towel method in the past. i always liked to line all my seeds up so they were the same way up then stick them somewhere so all the tails would grow straight down. i like this cubano idea because that would be easy to do plus i really like the water wicking up as well. well done

[Greenstar]

im actually a straight to medium kind of guy, but i have used the paper towel method in the past. i always liked to line all my seeds up so they were the same way up then stick them somewhere so all the tails would grow straight down. i like this cubano idea because that would be easy to do plus i really like the water wicking up as well. well done

I used to do the same

 

Yeah the wicking part is where it gets most of its merit. I reckon if you added a mild nutrient solution and left it long enough you could probably grow a decent sized seedling in it