CS seeds wont germinate

[NikaVolkova]

Hi, I created femanized seeds on my last grow and none of the seeds will pop.
what I did was spray only one branch and that branch turned to male pollen sacks only. I then chopped that branch and smacked the plant with it and it worked. I got around 2000 seeds and dried them. It's been 4 weeks and none of them will germinate. I have them in a pill bottle in the fridge now. how much longer do they need to wait till they will germinate? :no:
Thank you

 

[thugga]

you should talk to bob someone else had that issue and they ended up being ok

 

[Epic Genetics]

try carefully cracking them between your teath , be gentle and slow , you will feel and almost hear the crack

or scrap/scuff the seeds along the seam before soaking or putting them in wet paper towel

its nothing to do with the use of c.s so i think this should be moved to a different area for more views/responses

peace :Cool:

 

[NikaVolkova]

Haha sounded strange at first but I think you are right. I will give it a try!!! Thank YOU!!!!! :hug:

 

[pher2]

seeds need a drying period just as buds do. maybe they need to dry for a little longer before you move them to storage? put some out in a dry environment for a week or so and give them another go...see what happens.

 

[Epic Genetics]

another thought i have is ,,,,,

did you pull them from the plant before fully drying it and them ?

if so you most likely damaged them all as it is very very easy to do so

i let my plant itself dry atleast 2 weeks with RH 25-30% and no higher before even thinking about plucking seeds , and most often i then snip off the buds and continue drying a few more days

peace :Cool:

 

[NikaVolkova]

I allowed the seeds to dry on the buds and before curing them I carefully removed the seeds "took hours" and let the seeds sit in a bowl for a week. I put the seeds in a pill bottle with a packet of desiccant I let them sit like that for 3 days then put them in the fridge with the desiccant still in the bottle.
I made seeds before and plucked them while they were green "which is stupid" let them dry for a week tossed them in a baggie and in the fridge. They sat there for a year and pulled them out and got 100% germination out of over 50 green/ tan seeds.
My new batch of seeds look great as if from a breeder but I think they just want to chill in the fridge for a few months before I wake them up. I will do that then try germinating again and will post back to this thread.
Thank's guys for all the help ^________^

 

[pher2]

maybe try Bobs original suggestion of scraping them or cracking them on a few...that will probably help them to sprout. good luck! :thumbs:

 

[Epic Genetics]

try to squish a few , if they crumble they are duds , if they squash they havent hardened yet

peace :Cool:

 

[realcarlos]

another thought i have is ,,,,,

did you pull them from the plant before fully drying it and them ?

if so you most likely damaged them all as it is very very easy to do so

i let my plant itself dry atleast 2 weeks with RH 25-30% and no higher before even thinking about plucking seeds , and most often i then snip off the buds and continue drying a few more days

peace :Cool:

Bob is bad for seeds if the RH is higher than 30%?