Live Stoners Live Stoner Chat - Oct-Dec '23

I been using the shot glass with spring water, never failed me yet....knock on wood!

I feel like getting seeds to germinate is what I do best After that is when I start screwing things up I've never had noticable problems with either direct planting or paper towels. I direct plant everything now just cause it's easier for me to warm my tent, then it is to use my cable box or whatever and paper towels

PeaceLove&Buds said:

A straight soak in distilled water or the beverage of your choice. I soak for 24 hours, @Lil Dab ( I believe) soaks for about 5 hours in his beverage so theres a huge workable range. I also believe @Danielsaaan now germinates straight in the medium without any soak at all. Its just about avoiding the shit in the paper towel

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I worked in a papermill making paper towel. There is very little in the paper actually. I see a lot of bullishit "scary chemicals " stories about them online. Yes the contain Formaldehyde and Chlorine. But let's set the record straight. You inhale more formaldehyde from one joint than you are exposed to in an entire roll of paper towel, and you just inhaled it!. And dabs contain even more because of the high temperatures. Formaldehyde begins forming in smoke and vapors at 450F. Now the amount of Formaldehyde it take to begin irritating your eyes and lungs is 3ppm..
The Chlorine and Formaldehyde has long since out-gassed long before it was even out in a wrapper.

And this is a quote from a CDC paper:

Formaldehyde is produced by cigarettes and other tobacco products, gas cookers, and open
fireplaces. It is also used as a preservative in some foods, such as some types of Italian cheeses, dried
foods, and fish. Formaldehyde is found in many products used every day around the house, such as
antiseptics, medicines, cosmetics, dish-washing liquids, fabric softeners, shoe-care agents, carpet cleaners,
glues and adhesives, lacquers, paper, plastics, and some types of wood product.

So when you see some blurb about there being "chemicals" in something, it's worth the time to see wether or not there is reason for concern, or the source is just some ignorant fool trying to scare people.

I believe very strongly in my tag line, show me the science! Question everything, especially when it seems negative!

JP1 said:

I feel like getting seeds to germinate is what I do best After that is when I start screwing things up I've never had noticable problems with either direct planting or paper towels. I direct plant everything now just cause it's easier for me to warm my tent, then it is to use my cable box or whatever and paper towels

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i can relate to that, I lose plants cause they pop up and look UGLY. I yank um to preserve the gene pool. It's like , dam girl u ugly.

Fermented_Fruitz said:

Ya but get 2 and prepare to lose! All my wins came on raffles i entered only once!

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Oh trust me I know I used all my luck up on the raffle with no prizes

14/17 above ground so far since I dropped them Tuesday. Direct planted. No soak or scratch. Multiple breeders. Probably get a couple more up in the next day or 2. No idea how old some of these seeds are but a bunch of them were very small