My first auto bean :)

[iampepe]

I remember reading a while back somewhere that the seeds are still developing for a few days after the discount from the mother.

 

[iampepe]

What is your method? Seeds should be good for a couple of years!

Soak in distilled water for 24 hours then to paper towel till roots are half inch, works pretty good nearly every time since I started with autos.

 

[HotBunz]

I remember reading a while back somewhere that the seeds are still developing for a few days after the discount from the mother.

Craziest thing I have ever heard. Look at it like this. Mother Nature is always ready to go. A seed matures and drops from a plant, lands on ground, gets moist, starts to grow. Mother Nature isn't going to wait around waiting for a seed to "age"...this ain't cheese or wine. What would that have to do with 1 month old seeds anyways?

 

[Magic]

@Magic these russian fuel beans are a month old. Think they'd germ now?

They been out like that for a month? How much light?

 

[iampepe]

They been out like that for a month? How much light?

Yes, they have been sitting in a cabinet in the dark at room temp.

 

[iampepe]

Craziest thing I have ever heard. Look at it like this. Mother Nature is always ready to go. A seed matures and drops from a plant, lands on ground, gets moist, starts to grow. Mother Nature isn't going to wait around waiting for a seed to "age"...this ain't cheese or wine. What would that have to do with 1 month old seeds anyways?

What keeps them from all falling to the ground and germinating before winter hits? None would grow the next year. Where I grew up there's wild hemp everywhere, I just don't ever recall seeing seedlings/young plants in the fall.

 

[Magic]

Yes, they have been sitting in a cabinet in the dark at room temp.

good they been in the dark. After about a week of setting out mild humidity you can go ahead and seal them up in eppendorfs

If you tried a week ago, no success, seal them and try again in a week.

 

[Cptn Feathersword]

Try rubbing the seeds into a piece of sandpaper to scuff the shell.
I have seen seeds that would not pop after 2 weeks in a wet towel pop in 2 days after doing the sandpaper trick