Out of my first 20 seeds I have only had one that germinated and grew to a mature plant. I then switched to banana kush and cannot get the seeds to germinate. I am following every instruction provided by ILGM. This has never happened to me before. I used to be able to grow without an issue. 3 other seeds germinated but didn’t grow beyond a sprout.
Is anyone else having this problem and if so, what did you do to correct it? I have spent close to $300 on seeds but only have one plant to show for it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
First I would contact the seed shop and explain your problem. They will replace them for free. The way I do it is I drop seeds in water, set in a warm dark place for a day or two until I see the seed crack open then plant seed about 1/4-1/2 inch deep. Has worked everytime for me
Thank you. That is what I do, also. But my seeds never crack. I was told to get them out of the water by day 2 or else they will drown. So I do that and put them in a damp paper towel, folded over. And nothing. I did manage to get one good plant, though.
I’ve had seeds in water for 4 days till they cracked and one stubborn ass one sat in a damp cloth for another 4 days…an 8 day nut to crack. Granted that was only one time and I was gonna toss it but developed a " I’ll show you" attitude… lol it’s crazy though that many wouldn’t even burst in 48 hrs.
HH is correct contact where you got the seeds. And you are not the only one. Out of the 20 auto gorilla glued I purchased end of November I have tried 17 with a few different ways and have not had any at all pop open. I would have bet that at least a couple would have even if all bad but nope. 3 are sitting in shot glass now since Sunday and nothing this morning. I will leave in up to 7 days to see. New seeds on the way with no issues at all getting them.
I noticed you didn’t mention anything about temperature. That and moisture are the key factors to germination. The ideal temperature is 77-82°F (25-28°C).
Temperature is fine- according to everything I have read. I use a heating pad, under a plate. Then the wet paper towel goes on the plate. And I put a dome over it. I check the moisture several times a day.
Transfer to damp paper towel or damp toilet paper. Wait for 48 hours.
You should see a tap root after 24 hours in the damp paper towels.
Place no more than 1/2” into the soil abd place in grow tent.
For the record this house temp is set for 69 degrees and 100% germinating rate. Only 1 seed failure and it was Blueberry Kush Auto. I think I will have another Blueberry Kush Auto failure again. Both times they had a nice tap root.
Thank you. I tried 3 seeds at once this time. Only 2 cracked and only one of those grew a tap root. The other still might and I am keeping it in the damp paper towel.
I always put mine in a 10 to 1 ratio of 3% h2o2, I always have a tail within 72 hours, most pop within 24 just make sure you keep an eye on them because you don’t want them sitting in the water too long with a tap root.