Hello friends, just curious if seeds are suppose to float if starting in a glass of water? I have been told it’s a sign of bad seeds. Can someone give me some advice on this.
Hey @Plumwrks , Welcome to the forum.
It has nothing to do with fertility. Some float and some sink.
All of mine float as I add a little peroxide to my water and it forms microbubbles on the seed.
Just follow the process.
I soak for 18-24 hrs and then I plant it in dirt.
Nature will do the rest.
Don’t overwater. Cant say this enough. Its really hard to kill a seed by underwatering.
But too much water will kill em every time.
Hey thanks for the reply, should I add peroxide to my water? or is that really necessary. I was going to just remove them from the water and use the paper towel method. My first time growing, I am starting Sour Diesel auto’s
Peroxide adds a tiny bit of oxygen and sanitizes the water a bit. Not completely necessary but an added precaution. Paper towel is fine after an overnight soak. It just needs to be damp not sopping wet.
I am calling it a night so Ill tag @MidwestGuy if you have any more Questions. He is really good.
And dont worry about floating. Let them float.
all of my seeds have floated
I intentionally float my seeds. If they sink right away, it’s usually an indicator that there’s a hole or other break in the seed casing. Not necessarily meaning the seeds that sink right away are bad. But I float mine so I have an easy visual when they’re cracked (once the tail pokes out, more often than not they’ll begin to sink).
Mine all floated and after the 1 night in a glass of water i just tap them and they will sink.
no way. We’re all here to help eachother. The only stupid question is the question that doesn’t get asked.
Lol but when the questions are every ten minutes …
Lol those are even your seeds haha
I recommend you let them float for 18-24 hours as stated in a dark warm place, then what I DO is do the paper towel method after that if the root isn’t very long, it’s worked wonders for me, all have germinated since.
I do this as well and once they sink in 24 hrs I usually see them pop open then I plant