med-man method - seed popping

[med-man]

i would just like to share quickly how i recommend to pop beans.

if germ rates are still low and or stress makes more males or hermies, then thats my bad.

but, if you choose not to follow the method, as being tried and true for years with 1000's of beans for me, you are on your own lol

med-man

 

[med-man]

soak seeds in plain water for 48 hours

soak seeds in plain water for 48 hours

- fill the bottom of a beer cup with 100ml plain water

- drop in the beans

- saturate for 48 hours

- allows tap root to really suck in some water to charge up the rest of the embryo

- this also makes sure you find the most vigorus specimens, as typically the longer the tap root, the faster it germed (law of 4)

this will guarantee complete saturation of the seeds, and soften up the shells to prevent abnormal popping, sprouting and or potential suffocation while trying to shed its pod

med-man

 

[med-man]

sprout em in coco

sprout em in coco

- i use prop flats with 72 site inserts. i make sure to fully saturate the coco to a point where they will not need another fedding for at least 7-10 days subject to rh in the area, outside vs inside temps etc

- poke holes in the coco sites with a scredriver, pencil etc for roughly a bit longer then the tap root poking out

- make sure seed pod is still cover with a layer of coco once tap root is submerged in the medium

this will also work weel with sunshine mix or promix, but i like coco best

med-man

 

[AzGrOw-N-sMoKe]

Man i remember when you could just buy an grow seeds.... Az

 

[med-man]

seed shell shedding

seed shell shedding

so the beans should be up in 1-3 days from planting, and may still have a tough shell on them once standing.

it is easy now to gently remove this almost spent pod by just pulling it apart and open with both hands ei. thumb and pointer fingers

make sure to peel off the see thruough skin the pod may have left on the fresh new leaves

i always have to do this to a couple random seedlings here or there.

be very careful not to damage any part of the fragile seedlings.

it will cause problems and stress for the first part of their seedling stage

med-man

 

[med-man]

mediums i do not recommend

mediums i do not recommend

of have had the worst results from:

rockwool and all its forms

peat pucks or pellets

rapid rooters and all other like products

med-man

 

[123bdb]

Thats if you get any beans from you Don't order from grow your own It's the new Bcdepot may the react your safely an soundly What a bunch of shit

 

[fatburt]

kind of funny,i did a side by side experiment with peat pucks,promix(like you do it) and rapid rooters...the rapid rooters were by far the best,out grew the other 2 methods by 100%,the peat pucks being seconfd and the soil was the worst growth,...very slow compared to the other 2,but rapid rooters were by far the best....

 

[med-man]

i use coco actually. promix is my old method.

i also use h202. doubt you would use that with the bennies in rapid rooters

med-man

 

[med-man]

Thats if you get any beans from you Don't order from grow your own It's the new Bcdepot may the react your safely an soundly What a bunch of shit

stop drinking, get sober, post a readable remark

med-man

 

[bugman52]

i haven't had good luck with coco, seedling start to die after 5 to 14 days after they sprout up any suggestion

 

[med-man]

transplant them, dont use so much nutrients with smaller plants, let them dry out before feeding them.

ps how are they "dieing"

med-man

 

[DJXXPLATINUM]

NICE TUTORIAL MED-MAN...DJ

 

[sdd420]

i haven't had good luck with coco, seedling start to die after 5 to 14 days after they sprout up any suggestion

You have to give more info someone can help I m sure

 

[willyweed]

thanks for the advice med-man,please can i give you some? you appear to have 4 haters which in itself is not that many,keep up the good work,sending some positive vibes your way all the best willyweed

 

[med-man]

thanks willy weed.

i beleieve in the real. there is no enemy other then the one in our minds. hence forth, people need a projected enemy to protect their real one. in this case i seem to be the perfect candidate

thanbks for the vibes ww

med-man

 

[farmdalefurr]

kind of funny,i did a side by side experiment with peat pucks,promix(like you do it) and rapid rooters...the rapid rooters were by far the best,out grew the other 2 methods by 100%,the peat pucks being seconfd and the soil was the worst growth,...very slow compared to the other 2,but rapid rooters were by far the best....

ive found the same thing

coco was usually a pain in the ass w/ seedlings

rapid rooters are #1 for me

ive used rockwool in the past, but found the roots don't really spread out like the rooters

 

[med-man]

cool

this is my experience. i usually sprout 200 beans at a time. i find any peat puck or rapid rooter cumbersome and costly.

i like being able to pack my plastic, jiffy inserts with coco, sow, sprout, grow etc

i use the gold label coco,. atami or other like coco. not the rough brick stuff, the softer bagged stuff

med-man

 

[farmdalefurr]

damn, 200 beans

at least you pop enough to make educated selections

forgot to mention, nice seed pop write up

cyco coco is #1 on my list, beautiful fluffy texture with a lot of fibers

roots LOVE the fibers

 

[med-man]

totally man. never seen roots like coco for potted plants

med-man