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zeeland · 04-30-2008, 06:17 AM

hello everybody!

I recently purchased a pack of 10 green house white widow seeds for an outdoor project. I have started germinating 5 of them in 17.04. the germinating method is presoak for 12 hours than plant in sterilized potting soil using a 4W heating pad set to 23 Celsius.

the problem is that none of the seeds sprouted. actualy 2 of them partialy emerged from the soil but they look very weak and it seems like they are goners already.

a have to mention that with the same method and in the same time I am sprouting skunk 1, durban poison and sensi oudoor mix and they are doing just fine.

so, my question: has anybody any xp with these particular seeds? any "special" germination techniques? or is just bad luck?

supersonic · 04-30-2008, 11:21 AM

hi zeeland.

I have 5 pack of fem WW and all germinated within 2-3days, 3 sprouted till now, waiting for other 2... no problems with them... just paper towell and soil...

edit: 4 are out, the 5th is questionable, it was some twin, with 2 roots...

tokinjoe · 04-30-2008, 04:35 PM

Dunno on the WW bro, but I germed 19 (lost one) Himalayan Gold and every single one of them popped and are doing very well. No complaints here.

dreaded · 04-30-2008, 05:49 PM

Hello zeeland, i did ww, no presoak though, papertowel method, came up fine... i'm pulling them this weekend. Here's some day 56 pics, today is day 72

hopefully these will come up for you... if not good luck on the other 5. Testers prove it to be pretty good smoke.

zeeland · 05-01-2008, 10:41 AM

thanks guys for the imput. much apreciated. I will try the paper towel on the remaining 5 seeds and see what will come out. hope for better luck. I will let you know.

franco.gh · 05-02-2008, 02:49 AM

pre-soaking for 12 hours is fine, then go to paper towel and make sure temp is good, as well as darkness. They will pop for sure.
Sometimes in soil there are bacteria that can prevent good germination.

zeeland · 05-03-2008, 01:04 AM

hey franco! thanks for visiting the thread.
what temp would be best? as I have mentioned in the first post, my sprouting pad is at 23 celsius.

franco.gh · 05-03-2008, 12:00 PM

that's fine, ideal temp is 20-24 celsius. Make sure there are no sources of dry heat nearby, and monitor RH (60-80% ideal)

zeeland · 05-04-2008, 11:16 PM

thanks franco. they had a 24 hour presoak and are between the papertowels already.

zeeland · 05-07-2008, 10:30 PM

well, after 3 days between towels, in 23 celsius, non of the seeds sprouted. out of 5 seeds, 2 did'nt even cracked and 3 cracked but that's all they did. practicaly, they are in the same stage as they were after the 24 hour presoak. so the germ rate was 0/10. now I feel lucky that I got the other 3 strains to work with. better luck next time.

04-30-2008, 06:17 AM	#1
zeeland Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 447	white widow germination question hello everybody! I recently purchased a pack of 10 green house white widow seeds for an outdoor project. I have started germinating 5 of them in 17.04. the germinating method is presoak for 12 hours than plant in sterilized potting soil using a 4W heating pad set to 23 Celsius. the problem is that none of the seeds sprouted. actualy 2 of them partialy emerged from the soil but they look very weak and it seems like they are goners already. a have to mention that with the same method and in the same time I am sprouting skunk 1, durban poison and sensi oudoor mix and they are doing just fine. so, my question: has anybody any xp with these particular seeds? any "special" germination techniques? or is just bad luck?
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04-30-2008, 11:21 AM	#2
supersonic sui generis Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 295	hi zeeland. I have 5 pack of fem WW and all germinated within 2-3days, 3 sprouted till now, waiting for other 2... no problems with them... just paper towell and soil... edit: 4 are out, the 5th is questionable, it was some twin, with 2 roots... Last edited by supersonic; 04-30-2008 at 11:48 AM..
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04-30-2008, 04:35 PM	#3
tokinjoe Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 646	Dunno on the WW bro, but I germed 19 (lost one) Himalayan Gold and every single one of them popped and are doing very well. No complaints here.
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04-30-2008, 05:49 PM	#4
dreaded IC Mag Apprentice Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 863	Hello zeeland, i did ww, no presoak though, papertowel method, came up fine... i'm pulling them this weekend. Here's some day 56 pics, today is day 72 hopefully these will come up for you... if not good luck on the other 5. Testers prove it to be pretty good smoke.
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05-01-2008, 10:41 AM	#5
zeeland Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 447	thanks guys for the imput. much apreciated. I will try the paper towel on the remaining 5 seeds and see what will come out. hope for better luck. I will let you know. Last edited by zeeland; 05-01-2008 at 11:29 AM..
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05-02-2008, 02:49 AM	#6
franco.gh Peace, love and THC Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 1,819	pre-soaking for 12 hours is fine, then go to paper towel and make sure temp is good, as well as darkness. They will pop for sure. Sometimes in soil there are bacteria that can prevent good germination.
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05-03-2008, 01:04 AM	#7
zeeland Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 447	hey franco! thanks for visiting the thread. what temp would be best? as I have mentioned in the first post, my sprouting pad is at 23 celsius.
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05-03-2008, 12:00 PM	#8
franco.gh Peace, love and THC Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 1,819	that's fine, ideal temp is 20-24 celsius. Make sure there are no sources of dry heat nearby, and monitor RH (60-80% ideal)
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05-04-2008, 11:16 PM	#9
zeeland Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 447	thanks franco. they had a 24 hour presoak and are between the papertowels already.
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05-07-2008, 10:30 PM	#10
zeeland Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 447	well, after 3 days between towels, in 23 celsius, non of the seeds sprouted. out of 5 seeds, 2 did'nt even cracked and 3 cracked but that's all they did. practicaly, they are in the same stage as they were after the 24 hour presoak. so the germ rate was 0/10. now I feel lucky that I got the other 3 strains to work with. better luck next time.
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