Dinafem Hello ! Germination Problem !

[KonopCh]

Yea, okay, as you wish.

 

[ScienceSeeker]

Yea, okay, as you wish.

Hey !

Hehehe ! Yes, I know, I am pushing it , but thats because, could only afford two seeds ! ( expensive stuff !! but thats not the point of this post ! )

Give me some good news .. Today's update .. I think its still working .. see, I have a feeling the seed is slowly cracking open .. that white mark is slightly bigger today or my wishes are playing tricks with my eyes .. please opine for surely your wisdom out of experience far surpasses mine.. .. Plus dinafem is quality seeds .. means a thick quality coat ! May be it just takes more time for water to seep in

what say you ? A few more days maintaining same level of dampness, temp and humidity ?

Thanks !

GROW ON !

 

[ScienceSeeker]

Hey !

In a bit of hurry, so today's update -

Slow and steady !

@Dinafem-Mark .. are you around ? !! Please comment on the progress !

Thanks !

GROW ON !

 

[bushmasterar15]

I'd put it in it's pot 1/4 - 1/2 inch down in your medium.

 

[ScienceSeeker]

Hey !
Sorry for a bit of late update .. its in pot !
Will post pics if / when something sprouts..

Thanks !

GROW ON !

 

[Master_gRoshi]

Hello !

Friend ordered 2 white widow XXL and got 1 amnesia haze free from dinafem. ( All dinafem seeds )

Order was delivered well in time .. cool packaging , Pretty stealthy !

He tried to germinate first white widow seed directly into soil .. it was my idea

( we have good garden soil where everything grows organically .. no problem with soil or tap water here !.. )

The seed did not germinate after 10 days ..(can happen ! after all its nature ! ) so he has given remaining two seeds to me, to see if I can germinate these for him .. we have decided to go with white widow XXL again as 2nd seed ..

He is still trying to germinate that seed which did not germinate ..after pulling the seed from the soil and seeing that it was not germinating, he put it in glass of water for 24 hrs , then paper towel dish for 4 days .. hehe .. I told him after a week in soil that the seed is bad ! but pretty tenacious guy !

So just to cover all bases, before I try my luck, I thought better to ask the dinafem experts first !

So which method would you recommend for germinating this second white widow XXL seed ?

1) Directly plant it in soil like previous seed ..

( Plastic Cup container with bottom holes, seed put 0.5 cm deep in , keeping the soil wet, humid , dark and warm place. .. this is how I have been germinating all other non cannabis seeds .. I am not very new to basic gardening , but getting into cannabis growing for the first time..! )

OR

2) Paper towel in a dish method ...

- Should the dish be put in a plastic bag or dinafem recommends against it for germination ?
(Cropking seeds recommends against putting the dish in paper bag.

OR

3) Glass of water then paper towel method ..

-Should I put the seed in glass of for 24 hrs with glass kept in dark warm place .. and move the seed to paper towel method after 24 hrs ..

Now,

I went to dinafem site, but got this text from faq there..

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we recommend you germinate the seeds in the following manner for the best results: Dampen a Jiffy pellet and place the seed in it at a depth of 0.5 cm. Make sure that there is constant light, by using a 100W compact fluorescent light or a 400W sodium lamp, for 18 hours and 25 ºC.
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I dont have a Jiffy pellet , is it really needed to germinate these seeds ? I dont think its readily available in nearby gardening related stores in my nation. ..

I am confused about why constant light is being recommended for germination .. this question is more for my knowledge .. isnt darkenss better for germination and light is inhibitory for germination?

So please guide me regarding above questions .. our first grow

Thanks So Much

P.S.

I am new to forum, so let me know if pics of dinafem seed box or any other purchase details are needed , I can upload those

Thanks so much !

GROW ON !

not saying any method is correct. But what works best for me is always soil germ. Have tried a bunch of different ways. Soil has always done me great in the germ.
Oddly i grow hydro now. Still germ with soil lol. Sprouts usually come day 3-4.

My method is a modified rock wool cube. Seen someone else do this or something similar. And been 100% so far.
Not saying i have not had failed seeds in soil. But typically after 7 days and no sprout the seed is almost always rotten and the soil got it.

 

[Free Flow]

not saying any method is correct. But what works best for me is always soil germ. Have tried a bunch of different ways. Soil has always done me great in the germ.
Oddly i grow hydro now. Still germ with soil lol. Sprouts usually come day 3-4.

My method is a modified rock wool cube. Seen someone else do this or something similar. And been 100% so far.
Not saying i have not had failed seeds in soil. But typically after 7 days and no sprout the seed is almost always rotten and the soil got it.
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Do you just dig a hole out and replace with soil? I too have great germ rates simply planting in RW or coco but coco is easier. So if I could plug coco in my RW I would be super set! Lol

 

[ScienceSeeker]

not saying any method is correct. But what works best for me is always soil germ. Have tried a bunch of different ways. Soil has always done me great in the germ.
Oddly i grow hydro now. Still germ with soil lol. Sprouts usually come day 3-4.

My method is a modified rock wool cube. Seen someone else do this or something similar. And been 100% so far.
Not saying i have not had failed seeds in soil. But typically after 7 days and no sprout the seed is almost always rotten and the soil got it.
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Hey !

Roger .. that seems to be a neat idea .. I agree with your logic of soil microbes helping germination.. I will try it out for my next seed with some soil on medium.

Thanks !

GROW ON !

 

[Master_gRoshi]

Do you just dig a hole out and replace with soil? I too have great germ rates simply planting in RW or coco but coco is easier. So if I could plug coco in my RW I would be super set! Lol

yup thats all i did. Cut a hole. Stuffed it. Planted. Done lol

 

[Dinafem-Mark]

Sorry for not being ariund sooner mate. Really sorry

Right at the start the paper towel was way to wet. We want moist but not soaking . She does look to have sprouted and now she is in her medium we should have a new Dinafem baby joining the AFN fun

Could you drop me a pm mate? @ScienceSeeker this way I'll not miss updates to this

All the best

Mark..