med-man method - seed popping

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med-man method - seed popping
i would just like to share quickly how i recommend to pop beans.

if germ rates are still low and or stress makes more males or hermies, then thats my bad.

but, if you choose not to follow the method, as being tried and true for years with 1000's of beans for me, you are on your own lol

med-man

 

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soak seeds in plain water for 48 hours
- fill the bottom of a beer cup with 100ml plain water

- drop in the beans

- saturate for 48 hours

- allows tap root to really suck in some water to charge up the rest of the embryo

- this also makes sure you find the most vigorus specimens, as typically the longer the tap root, the faster it germed (law of 4)

this will guarantee complete saturation of the seeds, and soften up the shells to prevent abnormal popping, sprouting and or potential suffocation while trying to shed its pod

med-man

 

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sprout em in coco
- i use prop flats with 72 site inserts. i make sure to fully saturate the coco to a point where they will not need another fedding for at least 7-10 days subject to rh in the area, outside vs inside temps etc

- poke holes in the coco sites with a scredriver, pencil etc for roughly a bit longer then the tap root poking out

- make sure seed pod is still cover with a layer of coco once tap root is submerged in the medium

this will also work weel with sunshine mix or promix, but i like coco best

med-man

 

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seed shell shedding
so the beans should be up in 1-3 days from planting, and may still have a tough shell on them once standing.

it is easy now to gently remove this almost spent pod by just pulling it apart and open with both hands ei. thumb and pointer fingers

make sure to peel off the see thruough skin the pod may have left on the fresh new leaves

i always have to do this to a couple random seedlings here or there.

be very careful not to damage any part of the fragile seedlings.

it will cause problems and stress for the first part of their seedling stage

med-man

 

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mediums i do not recommend
of have had the worst results from:

rockwool and all its forms

peat pucks or pellets

rapid rooters and all other like products

med-man

 

[dankstyle J]

Thank you great advice,definitely a bonus having you on here thanks and rep med man

 

[whistler16]

I value your advice but I have to disagree, I germed 10 seeds in peat pellets and all 10 sprouted. I have come to the end of my grow and all the plants were healthy all the way and have given me a bountiful harvest. I never soak my seeds, the last time I did, only 1 in 5 sprouted above ground after planting. Just my experience and it seems to be different for everyone. PEACE

 

[hecno]

I hate peat pucks or pellets and would never use them again , I now plant direct , but what I do is sift the soil till it is fine so I get enough for about 2 inch wide and 4 in deep which is in the centre of the soil I grow in , then plant the seed , I get 100 % germ rate so far . w16 just my way , you maybe able to get a lot better peat pucks then me ,

 

[robbio]

I hate peat pucks or pellets and would never use them again , I now plant direct , but what I do is sift the soil till it is fine so I get enough for about 2 inch wide and 4 in deep which is in the centre of the soil I grow in , then plant the seed , I get 100 % germ rate so far . w16 just my way , you maybe able to get a lot better peat pucks then me ,

I agree with that ,i don,t sift the soil,but it sounds like a good way to do it.I also plant direct in soil.I have not had good luck with peat pucks or pots.i do not like rapid rooters .That is my humble opinion.Peace

 

[TimeTraveler]

I've had great luck with Ronin's method using root riot peat cubes, but I really want to cut out ALL peat use in my grows as it's not sustainable or environmentally friendly. A reliable, proven coco method from a master grower is just what I needed to start phasing out once I finish up this tray of root riots! Thanks so much for the post, med-man!