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chomsky said:

There are certainly many different ways of germinating a seed. Personally I have never used the glass of water method. Most of the time I plant directly into soil if I'm using soil. If I'm using cocoa I use the paper towel method. Knock on wood, so far I have a 100% germination rate. If you are using soil my best recommendation is to use red solo cups poke a bunch of holes in the bottom. Fill the cup with whatever medium you're using and completely saturate it with properly ph'ed water say 6.5 ph. Let all of the water completely drain out then poke a hole in the soil in the middle of the cup to the first knuckle of your index finger. Drop the seed in and cover it loosely. Yes, the seeds should be in the dark and the soil should be around 80 degrees. A seed heating blanket is great. Once the seeds poke though the soil then you can use your light. As for the paper towel method I would let your seeds get to room temp then put them in the wet paper towel method, Keep it moist dark and warm. Once they pop very carefully remove from the towel being careful that the tap root hasn't attached to the fiber of the towel and then transplant into solo cup using the same method. Tap root down.

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mrbump said:

Thank you for the thread! The starting tips were stuff I'd not found out yet.

I feel I've been doing far too much research and getting myself baffled at words I don't know and methods I've never heard of.

I've got my LED light and going to order the rest of my kit soon. Going the hydro and clay pebbles route.

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