With my years of experience this is the best method hands down. Paper towels tend to stick to the taproot and have a tendency for mold to develop. This is a damn good video for germination.
Let's think logically here if you just drop seeds in the dirt and 5 days have went past what do you do do you keep watering and waiting or dig them up because they might be Duds I don't want to go through that I've done that when I first started and with proper germination in water you know exactly which seeds are germinating it's a no-brainer I think people are just lazy
Let’s be logical here…. These seeds no matter what strain, are weeds… they will struggle to survive, no matter the overthinking of it all. If they dont sprout,, they wont.. very simple..
This has worked every time I have done it. I put the individual seeds in separate shot glasses so they aren’t wrapped around each other. It makes it a little easier to get them out without damaging them.
this came just as I've lost about 7 in a row 😢 I had no idea they could get soaked that long to get tap roots! I've always been told 24-36 hours only, so I paper towel them after soaking when needed. I'm definitely going to try this & thanks for showing how to plant in & use pure coco. exactly what I needed, when I needed it. thank you a million times over.
Try adding one part 3% peroxide to 4 parts spring water. Helps with disease and adds oxygen. Make sure the environment is warm. Like comfy room temp. Most importantly, use reputable breeders.
@@williambock1821nice necro. Also you should be doing 1 part 3% H2O2 to 2 parts H2O. That'll give you a final aqueous solution of 1% Hydrogen Peroxide, which has been found in multiple studies (check pubmed) to be the ideal concentration to promote cellular crosstalk, and therefore germination, in Cannabis Sativa and Cannabis Indica seeds.
Third time using this method. First time worked great , second and third time after 3 days the roots start to look a little brown under a scope so have moved them to paper towels. Any idea on why, I'm using spring water with a few drops of h2o2. They all sprout so this for sure works.
But 3 have the long roots so, odds are probably against me, imma use random dirt and sticks from outside my apartment, these seeds I got over 6 months ago from some weed I bought and smoked and had to remove them from my bud, the we're also in a little baggie with some rusty Walmart earrings for a couple months till I randomly put them in water after watching this video
damp the pots 36hours before planting, everything too much will run off and will be perfect for seeds. then u dont have to water for atleast 6days depending on pot size
Dicono che i semi che galleggiano non siano buoni;è vero? E quelli buoni vanno a fondo. (Nel tuo caso son sempre stati a galla? Ed hanno germinate ugualmente?) E come fai mantenere la temperatura ha 22° per 5giorni
man TH-cam algo really screws cannabis content creators. I watch probably 4-5 hours of this subject daily, and this is the first time your channel has appeared as a suggested video even.
@@gphxand if you search for indoor grow. Or anything with starting indoors you only get pot videos. Or users who have bought a 200 dollar counter top setup. I just want some stuff to help start now for this year. No real issue. I’ve learned it all translates for lettuce and other vegetables. And have learned people that do small pot grows have green thumbs and some great info. Don’t hate it. Just wish YT would work on that.
Seeds in nature : *doesnt care if grows in literal savanna* Seeds the second someone paid for them : *the ph is off by 1% ! ! ! I am going to self destroy ! ! !*
Good technique. I used to just put all seeds straight into dirt but then some would not germinate, and I would waste time trying to rescue them or give them "more time". In this way you get 100% confirmation of germination and no mystery as to what is happening beneath the dirt.
I feel so lucky, that I am thai right now, I got all my dirt, climate and fertilizer ready next door. Usually I use wet tissue about 2 days they will sprout. But I like your way better the seed got strait tail. Paper towel kinda wiggly tail Most 1990s Thai learn basic germination and plant before 10 years old. It's mandatory class in the school. But anyway a review from professional farmer always helpful. Ps. Kinda shock when you mentioned that there is someone actually ask tail up or down. Obviously root go down...
the great thing about this "tek" is it presoaks the hull of the bean properly, allowing it to crack open better later imho. i only do a 24h soak though, then straight to starter soil in heated dome at ~24°c soil temp. additionally, aloe and camomile tea, very low concentration, for hard to germinate old beans. take my word for it. blend 2-3 Aloe leaves with a small handfull of camomile flower, ~500ml water, strain through a cheesecloth or tight mesh. add a sip of this to each water glass.
Thanks so much! I tried this technique and take off the seeds after 24 hours in the glass and ut them in Ziplock bag. And 3 days after, I had today a good surprise. But in the glass, there was seeds in the bottom of the glass and maybe 5-6 seeds up but I had to much so I left them there. And today, after looking the Ziplock bag, went back to look in the glass the remaining seeds and theirs roots are more longer than the one in Ziplock!! What a surprise! I will do all my germination with your technique!
Been doing this for last 50 years. fill small dixie cup, add seeds put in my designated cabinet. 2 days later I open door and they are usually ready for dirt!! Nice video!!
Bloody ingenious. Just trying it now in low ppm mineral water, with a few drops of sea kelp and superthrive, in a cup, sat on a warming pad. 24 hours, very thick white root has emerged, and started to turn down. Another 24 hours, good for sowing. 48 hours, to get a perfect seedling, with a thick plump root. Root 3 x thickness of one pushed down to sink. Seed looks like it's about to explode. Exquisite..
Water treatment companies use chloramine these days. It doesnt evaporate like chlorine. I grow organically, so tap water would kill off the microbes. Have found the cheapest mineral water works best.
Damp paper towel in a small zipper baggie has been a pretty consistent germination technique for me. Let them sprout, grow out a couple or three inches or longer, then plant in a styro cup or Stax canister. Have yet to have any root breakage with this technique.
Yep. Soak a paper towel, wring it out hard, drop the seeds in, roll it up, put it in a baggy and leave it somewhere warm like on top of a router. They should pop within 3 days.
paper towels have the downside of mold, drying out and your roots can grow into them, damaging them when putting into your medium. planting directly just relies on luck of nature. we use led lights why not use other artifical help?
I saw this and tried it. From my perspective, this is the best way to germinate a seed. Less than 48 hrs later i had tails. They was roughly 1/4"-1/2". Normally, Id soak the seeds first , do the paper towel method and then I sow the seed. You Saved me some time and you helped me mitigate loss by increasing my probability for success. That's some gangsta shit lol Thx for this!
Gene has a ton of great information on his videos if you haven't check them out. Gardening should be simple plants know how to grow don't over think things taking notes and pictures is great to look back on and learn from mistakes and amazing results as well
This was new to me as well. I tried it. Three days later long, straight tails ready for planting. Started growing about seven years ago, and saw a few videos on growing, that taught standard practice of pushing the seeds into the water to soak them. Did it that way until three days ago. Thanks Greengenes for posting this.
You know I thought you went down a few rabbit holes and so I hit the 1.5X and FF to get to the information. Thank you. You help me to learn something valuable here.
I’m gonna have my old lady try to help me find your Instagram because I don’t know how to do that so she hast to help me. I’m the street smart of the group and she’s the tech brain but yeah I’m trying to get in your Instagram I have to wait for her to get off work to show me how to do it.
I don't know if the float method is bad or good but it's cool looking, my only thought is that you don't see any of the fine root hairs while using float tech,
what to say i am going to try this method next time for sure,because most of u tube says no mer than 48 hours in water or you will drawn your seed.But i noticed that this is not accurate since i see root growing after 5 days and everything is normal.So i will try and tell you
I tried this. Worked a treat! Left them in a cup with a drop of hydrogen peroxide (11%) for about 3 days. All came through about a cm each. I potted them right away, and they all sprouted within 24hrs. Many thanks dude! The amount of times I’ve lost beans was stupendous (even with over a decade of experience) This must be the best method by far that I’ve come across
@@ghettoprestigious its basically water with an additional oxygen molicule. It oxygenates the water as well as kill bugs, fungal infections, etc etc. you can buy it at 3% dilution rate and mix it with 4 parts normal water and spray or drench,
Total game changer! Hot pepper seeds are notoriously cantankerous, and take forever to germinate, leaving way too many opportunities for me to forget about them and let them dry to a crisp. 34 pepper varieties, plus 11 tomatoes, 3 seeds each (some highly questionable) --> 100% germination in 4 days. Where has this information been all these years!? I'm so happy right now, I could bust!
Greetings! Nice video man! I've never seen this method before and I was quite curious as I usually soak my seeds in a tiny glass with some distilled water for 12 to 36 hours and they almost always sink (without tapping even)... So a tip to those that want to try this: Slowly put your seeds in and try to only get the bottom half wet, it's as if when the water line covers the seed it sinks automatically, where if you slowly put them in and try to not submerse them fully, they should remain floating... but you're spot on, don't tap or touch them too much until those nice big taproots show! I'm going to give this a go man, I give thanks again for this informative video. I'll link to your video. Blessings! 🔥🔥
I just did 5 different seeds and put them in shot glass for about 14hrs then onto paper towel and folded over from both sides of each piece and sprayed down, since I’m gone for work 5 days at a time I dropped them off at my moms and had her spray them regularly without over saturation. 3 days later (today) she text me a picture and all have beautiful tap roots. She will put into the pots I did up first thing tomorrow morning. HappyHappy! Love that this video came up, always love to brush up on each stage of the grow. Cheers 🇨🇦
Thanks for making the video. I just threw a few seeds in a cup to give it a try. I normally just set them in the media directly about a quarter inch deep and work with what comes up.
I like jiffy pots for this. The tiny pellets are perfect for seedlings and you don’t have to worry about the transplant process as much since it’s a self containing biodegradable solid you can just plant into your soil afterwards
I've found that tweezers used by locksmiths work perfectly since there is a small indent on the inside of each prong that is used to hold the pins in a lock. Perfect size and the seeds are less likely to fall out.
1 seed per glass. more work but less chance of touching the seed. just pour it with a little water into the medium, if you're carefull the root should just flush the right way into the hole of your medium.
I used to use the paper towel method, but Iike this better because the paper towel method can dry out very quickly, or waterlog and drown the seeds. This seems like a functional compromise. Thanks.
My seeds have been germinating in a bag with water sealed for about two days now, they have sprouted a little root. Will it be ok if I let it sit in there for one more day or do I have to plant it right away
Man, I’ve been looking for that purple tie dude ever since I’ve seen it on one of your channels just the quickness of it is intriguing to me and the way it looked. It was Purdy.
Float tech has been a great success for me . Then I premix my soil with pH 6.2-6.5 ro water to the point where when I grab and squeeze a handful a nice 3-8 drops comes out . Put in container , drop seed tail first . Then the difference is I told it with " dry" soil . It will suck moisture from the surrounding moistened soil but not too much and is still a very easy access point for the plant to easily break surface . 👍.
Yup most successful method I've ever used, i like using a humidity dome and temperature control heat pad so I can control the temperature for different seeds
I'll be starting cucumbers in a few weeks and will definitely try this method. Up to now, I thought the baggie method was the best thing since sliced bread, but this shot glass business seems even more logical. Thank you! The only criticism of this technique I have is that you were top watering. Why not do bottom-watering? It can help avoid damping off.
I was having issues with paper towel method so i tried this and it worked great. Added a few drops of hydrogen peroxide with older seeds and it seemed to help get em started. After 3 or so day or if they sink ill put em in paper towels.
Literally JUST lost three seeds out of four whilst trying the wet paper-darkness method. And these weren't bag-found seeds but paid-for, feminized genetics; Green Crack Auto, Jack Herer Auto and Amnesia Auto... The Chocolate Haze, single one of the four, germinated and is under glass at the moment. Couple of them opened up a bit, but died either in the box or in the ground. Smarts a bit, I admit.. Reverting back to "float-tech" going forward, as I have been doing all my grow-life.
There are more methods to germinating seeds then there are people germinating seeds. It is so simple and easy. Get a seed tray and peat plugs, put the seed in the plug at about a depth of 1/4 inch and squeeze closed. Water the tray and put a dome on top, place the tray on a warming pad and keep moist. I have done this with autos and photos with 24/24 germinating, no failures! I didn't float the seeds, put them in paper towels or anything like that, some seeds were pointy end down and some were pointy end up, I kept the peat moist and the air humid with the dome. As far as darkness and germination, I think light is still needed as it warms the soil or medium, not as intense as veg and budding, but the green needs light. The longest a seed took to germinate was 4 days and when the roots were visible on the ends of the peat plugs I transplanted into 5 gal bags. If seeds weren't able to germinate naturally we wouldn't have cannabis, we call it a weed, and it is. The cannabis plants of today are much closer to the "landrace" originals than any ear of corn, tomato, or any other vegetables or consumables. If I had trouble with germinating perhaps I would complicate the matter, but different strokes for different folks.
@@GreengenesGardenOfficial interesting, do you feed 800ppm through out veg? also, was the coco pre soaked before planting the seedlings in them? how was your watering schedule like for the seedlings? thanks for the reply man! :)
mine all appear to be cracking by 28 hrs now, but i hope it's okay that i put a little hydrogen peroxide in the water, to stay in there until the taproots are 1cm or 3/8" or if they sink, but i used about 1 ounce of 3% H2O2 into 1 liter of water, i guess it's only a tenth of 1%, shouldn't hurt right??? 🖖👽
Hello, may i ask if you are able to try the float tech method with japanese maple seeds? With japanese black pine seeds? Thank you in advance and power to you
PLEASE HELP! I do not know what is causing my plants at germination to grow very skinny and leggy. They grow like this as much as 5 inches tall with just a few leaves on top. I have tried using different light intensities and distances from the plants. This happens to various kinds of seeds, including both auto-flowers and photo-periods. I do pay attention to the water's Ph and room temperatures. I use several fans in my grow tent as well. I have also used seeds from different companies.
Get a pack of jalapeno seeds and play with those and stop wasting money on expensive seeds until you've dialed in your room. Your lights are running 18 hours on and 6 off? How far from the seedling did you have your light and at what %? did you give it a few days in between each change or did you change something within 20 hours cause you saw no effect?
@@thresh0014 Thanks so much for you reply. Yes, I use 18/6 on lights. I have a lot of extra seeds from earlier this year, which came with my standard order. Many of these freebie are seeds I do not usually grow. In that light, I can use these extra seeds just to play with. I have various light distances from my seedlings, however, at the moment I am doing about 24 inches away with a 1500 w light. I always leave my lights at the same distance during the normal germination cycle. Unfortunately, my lights are cheap lights with no adjustments. I am trying to save up for some better lights.
@@williamwhitney4391 If they're stretching at 24 inch away try moving the light to 20 inch. Better yet, if you have several small shot glass sized cups you could raise the pots with stuff underneath and have them at 20' one at 18' one at 22' Give them a day or so and see if you can find the sweet spot that the light won't burn the plants and the growth will be more horizontal than vertical. Your light is fine, I use a 20 buck full spectrum light when my tent is full and it's only like 25 watts at max intensity and it says to keep it at 11 inches. I keep it like 3 inches away haha
would be great if this gets 4 o clocks to germinate. sowing this year's in seed compost the way the packet says only 1 germinated. the seed company says 68 percent should germinate.
How often do i water them when i place them in dirt? And do seeds from dispensary bought flower that i find, grow flower? Or buds? Or do i need to buy feminized.
Did you have to spray the medium anymore before they sprouted ? I’m in this stage now and trying to get down how wet to have my coco while waiting for them to sprout. I’m in final pot as I’m growing autoflowers
Friend gave me some seeds but they looked whacked as small and very dark to black color. I notice the black seeds will not germinate as I only had the lighter shade of color seeds germinate.
This is my first time germinating a seed. I did the papertowel method my place stays warm so it was a good condition. It sprouted in 2 days I Changed the paper towel once made it a Lil drier the second time and it really sprouted
great video but what is the most successful way to get seedlings into rockwool cubes for DWC, I have pretty much kept clear of that due to failures trying to germinate in cubes or sponges, so I tend to grow in soil from seeds then pull clones for DWC
With my years of experience this is the best method hands down. Paper towels tend to stick to the taproot and have a tendency for mold to develop.
This is a damn good video for germination.
Lcut a coffee filter in half better than a paper towel
@@hectorcalderon3011 all the same, IMO
no matter what i do i get mold with paper towels 😬
@@DarthMasiah it sucks I lost about 10 seeds like that
@@dracozain1023 I just did this. Expensive as they were! I'm still fuming and that was 5 days ago...
I like the ease of this tutorial. Very nicely presented. Gene is the mr rodgers of growing weed.
Somewhere between Mr Rogers and Bob Ross 🤙🏻
@@GreengenesGardenOfficial i did same thing but my leaf dont look right they have a bit of curl to it
Let's think logically here if you just drop seeds in the dirt and 5 days have went past what do you do do you keep watering and waiting or dig them up because they might be Duds I don't want to go through that I've done that when I first started and with proper germination in water you know exactly which seeds are germinating it's a no-brainer I think people are just lazy
Let’s be logical here…. These seeds no matter what strain, are weeds… they will struggle to survive, no matter the overthinking of it all. If they dont sprout,, they wont.. very simple..
This has worked every time I have done it. I put the individual seeds in separate shot glasses so they aren’t wrapped around each other. It makes it a little easier to get them out without damaging them.
haha, beat me to it, I just had the same idea! More work but way less risk of damaging the roots of the seed! Great idea!
This video has been a game changer for me. It’s incredible how well this works.
Nice vid! Your McFarland Racing hoodie is gold haha nice touch!
Awesome tip, thanks!
this came just as I've lost about 7 in a row 😢 I had no idea they could get soaked that long to get tap roots! I've always been told 24-36 hours only, so I paper towel them after soaking when needed. I'm definitely going to try this & thanks for showing how to plant in & use pure coco. exactly what I needed, when I needed it. thank you a million times over.
Try adding one part 3% peroxide to 4 parts spring water. Helps with disease and adds oxygen. Make sure the environment is warm. Like comfy room temp. Most importantly, use reputable breeders.
@@williambock1821nice necro. Also you should be doing 1 part 3% H2O2 to 2 parts H2O. That'll give you a final aqueous solution of 1% Hydrogen Peroxide, which has been found in multiple studies (check pubmed) to be the ideal concentration to promote cellular crosstalk, and therefore germination, in Cannabis Sativa and Cannabis Indica seeds.
Third time using this method. First time worked great , second and third time after 3 days the roots start to look a little brown under a scope so have moved them to paper towels. Any idea on why, I'm using spring water with a few drops of h2o2. They all sprout so this for sure works.
This is helping me alot
I’ve been a paper towel man for many years 1972, lol but I ❤️ the long tails Woowhoo! Thanks,✌️❤️🙏Ca.91910
I put 5 seed in a glass cup and 3 sprouted by day 3 today is day four imma check to see if the other two did 😊
They have a little mold on top :( little white fur damn it imma try to plant 3 and leave the other two in some fresh water, till they sprout
But 3 have the long roots so, odds are probably against me, imma use random dirt and sticks from outside my apartment, these seeds I got over 6 months ago from some weed I bought and smoked and had to remove them from my bud, the we're also in a little baggie with some rusty Walmart earrings for a couple months till I randomly put them in water after watching this video
This worked for me!
15:38 it was like your brain was glitching
brilliant, thanks, I am also growing, but youtube put 18+ restriction on my video on my channel :( why? whhhy?
damp the pots 36hours before planting, everything too much will run off and will be perfect for seeds. then u dont have to water for atleast 6days depending on pot size
i also do a combination of glass and towel. Since seeds can drown in a glass and towel can mold if used too long
Imagine a world covered in paper towel to germinate seeds..lol
Dicono che i semi che galleggiano non siano buoni;è vero?
E quelli buoni vanno a fondo.
(Nel tuo caso son sempre stati a galla? Ed hanno germinate ugualmente?)
E come fai mantenere la temperatura ha 22° per 5giorni
how about skipping the nutrient liquid blend and just use a super soil with all that included?
Sure. Once they are spouted and up, how ever you want to grow is up to you.
man TH-cam algo really screws cannabis content creators. I watch probably 4-5 hours of this subject daily, and this is the first time your channel has appeared as a suggested video even.
Yep, YT does everything they can to suppress our sector. They deleted me in 2018 and had to work back. It's just a shame.
Meanwhile the rest of us can't search for common gardening terms such as 'weed' or 'edible' without getting barraged with cannabis content.
@@gphxand if you search for indoor grow. Or anything with starting indoors you only get pot videos. Or users who have bought a 200 dollar counter top setup. I just want some stuff to help start now for this year. No real issue. I’ve learned it all translates for lettuce and other vegetables. And have learned people that do small pot grows have green thumbs and some great info. Don’t hate it. Just wish YT would work on that.
New content gets old too!!
It was in mine 😮to today
Seeds in nature : *doesnt care if grows in literal savanna*
Seeds the second someone paid for them : *the ph is off by 1% ! ! ! I am going to self destroy ! ! !*
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Honestly it works if they float or sink
Good technique. I used to just put all seeds straight into dirt but then some would not germinate, and I would waste time trying to rescue them or give them "more time". In this way you get 100% confirmation of germination and no mystery as to what is happening beneath the dirt.
Going through this! Well said.
I feel so lucky, that I am thai right now, I got all my dirt, climate and fertilizer ready next door.
Usually I use wet tissue about 2 days they will sprout.
But I like your way better the seed got strait tail. Paper towel kinda wiggly tail
Most 1990s Thai learn basic germination and plant before 10 years old. It's mandatory class in the school. But anyway a review from professional farmer always helpful.
Ps. Kinda shock when you mentioned that there is someone actually ask tail up or down. Obviously root go down...
the great thing about this "tek" is it presoaks the hull of the bean properly, allowing it to crack open better later imho. i only do a 24h soak though, then straight to starter soil in heated dome at ~24°c soil temp.
additionally, aloe and camomile tea, very low concentration, for hard to germinate old beans. take my word for it. blend 2-3 Aloe leaves with a small handfull of camomile flower, ~500ml water, strain through a cheesecloth or tight mesh. add a sip of this to each water glass.
Thanks so much! I tried this technique and take off the seeds after 24 hours in the glass and ut them in Ziplock bag. And 3 days after, I had today a good surprise. But in the glass, there was seeds in the bottom of the glass and maybe 5-6 seeds up but I had to much so I left them there. And today, after looking the Ziplock bag, went back to look in the glass the remaining seeds and theirs roots are more longer than the one in Ziplock!! What a surprise! I will do all my germination with your technique!
Been doing this for last 50 years. fill small dixie cup, add seeds put in my designated cabinet. 2 days later I open door and they are usually ready for dirt!! Nice video!!
Mais vc deixando ela na água as sementes n iria morrer 🤔
LPS
Is it normal for the seeda to fall to the bottom after 16-18 hours? Should i let them be or what should i do
@@lsdmedboysen6957Its alright, Its a sign that the seed has soaked up water and is ready to be planted in your substrate
@@lsdmedboysen6957 Yes, that's normal and healthy.
Bloody ingenious. Just trying it now in low ppm mineral water, with a few drops of sea kelp and superthrive, in a cup, sat on a warming pad. 24 hours, very thick white root has emerged, and started to turn down. Another 24 hours, good for sowing. 48 hours, to get a perfect seedling, with a thick plump root. Root 3 x thickness of one pushed down to sink. Seed looks like it's about to explode. Exquisite..
How did you prepare your mineral water
Plants dont need anything but water until they have atleast 2 sets of leaves. Superthrive is useless until the plant is larger
@@neverbari5695 step 1= get mineral water step 2= put the stuff that Nigel said to put in it, in it lol
@neverbari5695 You buy Mineral Water at supermarkets. Just drop the seeds in the water. And that's it. No preparation at all.
Water treatment companies use chloramine these days. It doesnt evaporate like chlorine. I grow organically, so tap water would kill off the microbes. Have found the cheapest mineral water works best.
I watched this video 4 days ago. I decided to try it. Wow 3 days and tail hanging in water. Excellent method.
Damp paper towel in a small zipper baggie has been a pretty consistent germination technique for me. Let them sprout, grow out a couple or three inches or longer, then plant in a styro cup or Stax canister. Have yet to have any root breakage with this technique.
I'm trying both out it has 2 in water an 1 in wet tissue air tight open 4 times a day they water way is the lazy way
Same here, no problems.
Yep. Soak a paper towel, wring it out hard, drop the seeds in, roll it up, put it in a baggy and leave it somewhere warm like on top of a router. They should pop within 3 days.
Plant directly and put starter pot in zip loc. Just common sense...
paper towels have the downside of mold, drying out and your roots can grow into them, damaging them when putting into your medium. planting directly just relies on luck of nature. we use led lights why not use other artifical help?
I saw this and tried it. From my perspective, this is the best way to germinate a seed. Less than 48 hrs later i had tails. They was roughly 1/4"-1/2". Normally, Id soak the seeds first , do the paper towel method and then I sow the seed. You Saved me some time and you helped me mitigate loss by increasing my probability for success. That's some gangsta shit lol Thx for this!
I've always used the wet paper towel method with mixed results. I'm looking forward to trying the shot glass technique very soon. Thanks for sharing.
I planted 40 plants and a critter(chipmunk)got in and eight every one, dirt was all over the area.. Damnit!
ALVIN!!!!!!!!
I am a beginner 1st timer, I luv ur simplicity, can’t wait to try it, u F-ing rock❤
Gene has a ton of great information on his videos if you haven't check them out. Gardening should be simple plants know how to grow don't over think things taking notes and pictures is great to look back on and learn from mistakes and amazing results as well
I've always done the floating it's definitely the best method for starting seeds
did this with some guajillo peppers i had pulled from a dried pepper i bought at the store, worked vwell.
This was new to me as well. I tried it. Three days later long, straight tails ready for planting. Started growing about seven years ago, and saw a few videos on growing, that taught standard practice of pushing the seeds into the water to soak them. Did it that way until three days ago. Thanks Greengenes for posting this.
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You know I thought you went down a few rabbit holes and so I hit the 1.5X and FF to get to the information. Thank you. You help me to learn something valuable here.
I’m gonna have my old lady try to help me find your Instagram because I don’t know how to do that so she hast to help me. I’m the street smart of the group and she’s the tech brain but yeah I’m trying to get in your Instagram I have to wait for her to get off work to show me how to do it.
I don't know if the float method is bad or good but it's cool looking, my only thought is that you don't see any of the fine root hairs while using float tech,
noticed that, too. no need for bifurcation with all the water
COULD YOU GO RIGHT OUTSIDE? I'M DOING SOME AUTOFLOWERS UP HERE IN THE NORTH
I really like this because the tails are all nice and straight, which makes for easier transplanting. I am going to do this with my next crop
Same
what to say i am going to try this method next time for sure,because most of u tube says no mer than 48 hours in water or you will drawn your seed.But i noticed that this is not accurate since i see root growing after 5 days and everything is normal.So i will try and tell you
Yea thank man this is how I'm doing it from now on....101% germintion rate!! I highly recommend this method
Right on man. Plant them!
Nice drop well explained, slapping a like for ya! I call em tails too 🤣
I tried this. Worked a treat! Left them in a cup with a drop of hydrogen peroxide (11%) for about 3 days. All came through about a cm each. I potted them right away, and they all sprouted within 24hrs. Many thanks dude! The amount of times I’ve lost beans was stupendous (even with over a decade of experience)
This must be the best method by far that I’ve come across
What's the peroxide for if you don't mind me asking
@@ghettoprestigious its basically water with an additional oxygen molicule. It oxygenates the water as well as kill bugs, fungal infections, etc etc. you can buy it at 3% dilution rate and mix it with 4 parts normal water and spray or drench,
Total game changer! Hot pepper seeds are notoriously cantankerous, and take forever to germinate, leaving way too many opportunities for me to forget about them and let them dry to a crisp. 34 pepper varieties, plus 11 tomatoes, 3 seeds each (some highly questionable) --> 100% germination in 4 days. Where has this information been all these years!?
I'm so happy right now, I could bust!
try some hot stratification for pepper seeds
I've never heard of hot stratification. Cold, yes. What is it? @@DG-iw3yw
Greetings! Nice video man! I've never seen this method before and I was quite curious as I usually soak my seeds in a tiny glass with some distilled water for 12 to 36 hours and they almost always sink (without tapping even)... So a tip to those that want to try this: Slowly put your seeds in and try to only get the bottom half wet, it's as if when the water line covers the seed it sinks automatically, where if you slowly put them in and try to not submerse them fully, they should remain floating... but you're spot on, don't tap or touch them too much until those nice big taproots show! I'm going to give this a go man, I give thanks again for this informative video. I'll link to your video. Blessings! 🔥🔥
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this is y mine sank. they opened up then sank very weird
Exactly, it's tried and true in every way you've shown us here. Just subbed and got notifications. Awesome video
Interesting Chris...think um gonna try that one!! Great video & great guess !! 😎👍😎
I couldn’t believe how simple this was, can’t believe it worked
Can you tell me about the nutrients you used? Great content! Very detailed.😊
you exposed them to dihydrogen monoxide !
Favorite comment in a long time. 🤙🏻
Worked a treat…thank you so much, I’ll be using this method from now on.
I just did 5 different seeds and put them in shot glass for about 14hrs then onto paper towel and folded over from both sides of each piece and sprayed down, since I’m gone for work 5 days at a time I dropped them off at my moms and had her spray them regularly without over saturation. 3 days later (today) she text me a picture and all have beautiful tap roots. She will put into the pots I did up first thing tomorrow morning. HappyHappy! Love that this video came up, always love to brush up on each stage of the grow. Cheers 🇨🇦
That's the same method I usually use. th-cam.com/video/K1VtZ1vqo8s/w-d-xo.html. Many ways to skin the cat.
Help me pleeease.Ny seeds sprout grow maybe 2 inches and die every single time wtf
El mejor truco y lo uso para todas semillas frutal o y hasta palma rojo las palmas Rojas se tarda en germinar un mes y una semana..
Thanks for making the video. I just threw a few seeds in a cup to give it a try. I normally just set them in the media directly about a quarter inch deep and work with what comes up.
I like jiffy pots for this. The tiny pellets are perfect for seedlings and you don’t have to worry about the transplant process as much since it’s a self containing biodegradable solid you can just plant into your soil afterwards
I been doing this since day 1!! Tap water with a splash of hydrogen peroxide 100% success
I've found that tweezers used by locksmiths work perfectly since there is a small indent on the inside of each prong that is used to hold the pins in a lock. Perfect size and the seeds are less likely to fall out.
1 seed per glass. more work but less chance of touching the seed. just pour it with a little water into the medium, if you're carefull the root should just flush the right way into the hole of your medium.
Good video..I use the same method..i found that if I typically use luke warm water..then in a pitch black atmosphere..they geminate quicker
I used to use the paper towel method, but Iike this better because the paper towel method can dry out very quickly, or waterlog and drown the seeds. This seems like a functional compromise. Thanks.
How far away is the light supposed to be from the soil?
My seeds have been germinating in a bag with water sealed for about two days now, they have sprouted a little root. Will it be ok if I let it sit in there for one more day or do I have to plant it right away
Man, I’ve been looking for that purple tie dude ever since I’ve seen it on one of your channels just the quickness of it is intriguing to me and the way it looked. It was Purdy.
Great video! People will appreciate the easy to understand directions. 💚🌱👌💨☕
Float tech has been a great success for me . Then I premix my soil with pH 6.2-6.5 ro water to the point where when I grab and squeeze a handful a nice 3-8 drops comes out . Put in container , drop seed tail first . Then the difference is I told it with " dry" soil . It will suck moisture from the surrounding moistened soil but not too much and is still a very easy access point for the plant to easily break surface . 👍.
Yup most successful method I've ever used, i like using a humidity dome and temperature control heat pad so I can control the temperature for different seeds
I'll be starting cucumbers in a few weeks and will definitely try this method. Up to now, I thought the baggie method was the best thing since sliced bread, but this shot glass business seems even more logical. Thank you!
The only criticism of this technique I have is that you were top watering. Why not do bottom-watering? It can help avoid damping off.
Whoooa, I will be trying this float tech method 🤩 TFS!
Pothos plant puts out root growth hormones in water when hydroponics done. Going to try this water 👍
Using it for aloe vera plant and it keeps making more aloe plants.👍✌️
I use matchstick to poke a small hole. Has worked nicely for me. Great video, btw.
Very cool technique to germinate! Cheers !🤙🏽🤙🏽
I was having issues with paper towel method so i tried this and it worked great. Added a few drops of hydrogen peroxide with older seeds and it seemed to help get em started. After 3 or so day or if they sink ill put em in paper towels.
Literally JUST lost three seeds out of four whilst trying the wet paper-darkness method. And these weren't bag-found seeds but paid-for, feminized genetics; Green Crack Auto, Jack Herer Auto and Amnesia Auto... The Chocolate Haze, single one of the four, germinated and is under glass at the moment. Couple of them opened up a bit, but died either in the box or in the ground. Smarts a bit, I admit.. Reverting back to "float-tech" going forward, as I have been doing all my grow-life.
Where do you buy seeds from??
Just wet your fingers an pick seedling up.
There are more methods to germinating seeds then there are people germinating seeds. It is so simple and easy. Get a seed tray and peat plugs, put the seed in the plug at about a depth of 1/4 inch and squeeze closed. Water the tray and put a dome on top, place the tray on a warming pad and keep moist. I have done this with autos and photos with 24/24 germinating, no failures! I didn't float the seeds, put them in paper towels or anything like that, some seeds were pointy end down and some were pointy end up, I kept the peat moist and the air humid with the dome. As far as darkness and germination, I think light is still needed as it warms the soil or medium, not as intense as veg and budding, but the green needs light. The longest a seed took to germinate was 4 days and when the roots were visible on the ends of the peat plugs I transplanted into 5 gal bags.
If seeds weren't able to germinate naturally we wouldn't have cannabis, we call it a weed, and it is. The cannabis plants of today are much closer to the "landrace" originals than any ear of corn, tomato, or any other vegetables or consumables.
If I had trouble with germinating perhaps I would complicate the matter, but different strokes for different folks.
awesome germination method man! probably my favorite way of doing it, thanks to this guide :D
Yes I did.
@@GreengenesGardenOfficial interesting, do you feed 800ppm through out veg? also, was the coco pre soaked before planting the seedlings in them? how was your watering schedule like for the seedlings? thanks for the reply man! :)
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Great stuff gent
So many with questions that get the answers. Unfortunately can’t put into play sunless visibly shown.
Top notches usual homie
mine all appear to be cracking by 28 hrs now, but i hope it's okay that i put a little hydrogen peroxide in the water, to stay in there until the taproots are 1cm or 3/8" or if they sink, but i used about 1 ounce of 3% H2O2 into 1 liter of water, i guess it's only a tenth of 1%, shouldn't hurt right??? 🖖👽
Hello, may i ask if you are able to try the float tech method with japanese maple seeds? With japanese black pine seeds? Thank you in advance and power to you
I have not tried. I'm not experienced with those species.
PLEASE HELP! I do not know what is causing my plants at germination to
grow very skinny and leggy. They grow like this as much as 5 inches tall
with just a few leaves on top. I have tried using different light
intensities and distances from the plants. This happens to various
kinds of seeds, including both auto-flowers and photo-periods. I do pay
attention to the water's Ph and room temperatures. I use several fans in
my grow tent as well. I have also used seeds from different companies.
More light = shorter seedlings.
@@GreengenesGardenOfficial I very much appreciate your reply. I have some stronger lights. I will try one of those. Thank you.
Get a pack of jalapeno seeds and play with those and stop wasting money on expensive seeds until you've dialed in your room. Your lights are running 18 hours on and 6 off? How far from the seedling did you have your light and at what %? did you give it a few days in between each change or did you change something within 20 hours cause you saw no effect?
@@thresh0014 Thanks so much for you reply. Yes, I use 18/6 on lights. I have a lot of extra seeds from earlier this year, which came with my standard order. Many of these freebie are seeds I do not usually grow. In that light, I can use these extra seeds just to play with. I have various light distances from my seedlings, however, at the moment I am doing about 24 inches away with a 1500 w light. I always leave my lights at the same distance during the normal germination cycle. Unfortunately, my lights are cheap lights with no adjustments. I am trying to save up for some better lights.
@@williamwhitney4391 If they're stretching at 24 inch away try moving the light to 20 inch. Better yet, if you have several small shot glass sized cups you could raise the pots with stuff underneath and have them at 20' one at 18' one at 22' Give them a day or so and see if you can find the sweet spot that the light won't burn the plants and the growth will be more horizontal than vertical. Your light is fine, I use a 20 buck full spectrum light when my tent is full and it's only like 25 watts at max intensity and it says to keep it at 11 inches. I keep it like 3 inches away haha
I usually add a few drips of hydron peroxide to the Water. I hear it softens the shell a little bit more
250 ppfd you lost me. 13:04 and 15:33 idk whats in that bucket.
Very helpfull for me since they legalize cannabis tomorrow in germany❤
Those pump sprayers are full of silicon paste in the pump part . You need to clean it out real good.
The paper towel method takes so long for me it seems they took 5-7 days just to crack open... One had tap root so I wanna try this
would be great if this gets 4 o clocks to germinate. sowing this year's in seed compost the way the packet says only 1 germinated. the seed company says 68 percent should germinate.
How often do i water them when i place them in dirt?
And do seeds from dispensary bought flower that i find, grow flower? Or buds? Or do i need to buy feminized.
Did you have to spray the medium anymore before they sprouted ? I’m in this stage now and trying to get down how wet to have my coco while waiting for them to sprout. I’m in final pot as I’m growing autoflowers
Friend gave me some seeds but they looked whacked as small and very dark to black color. I notice the black seeds will not germinate as I only had the lighter shade of color seeds germinate.
Most would say the opposite. Darker and stripped being "better". Immature seeds are definitely light/white
My seedlings keep bending over, I use the paper towel method. So frustrating, I do t remember it being so difficult lol
Awesome video! This is the first time I've ever seen this technique!
I use this method. I've got 100% results as long as they float. Once the tail comes out about 1mm I plant them in soil
Same works just about every time
Just plant directly into a root plug or your media of choice...1/2 deep on its side. It's that easy...lol
This is my first time germinating a seed. I did the papertowel method my place stays warm so it was a good condition. It sprouted in 2 days I Changed the paper towel once made it a Lil drier the second time and it really sprouted
I believe dutchgrow420 AKA dutchmongo was one of the first to standardize the float tech and the crew have been floating seeds for a minute!
My dad did it in the 60's and know he was not the first by any means.
I've been floating seeds for 12 years and I'm not gonna start calling it float tech because some kids on the internet do.
Only a100% success rate. We can do better. 🙄/s
The key is good, heathy seeds 👍👍
It worked the very first time i tried it ! Thanks SOOO much !
Right on 🤙🏻
I would never do it just do it in normal dirt idk how its called in engisch anzuchterde after that in lightmix
great video but what is the most successful way to get seedlings into rockwool cubes for DWC, I have pretty much kept clear of that due to failures trying to germinate in cubes or sponges, so I tend to grow in soil from seeds then pull clones for DWC
Just put them into the cube from here instead of soil. Make the cube hole larger if you have to.