I used your quick germination method and am delighted it works so well. Thank you for all your good information. I think you are very creative. I found your instructions for a seed container made from shoeboxes and acted on that idea right away.
Sooo muchbetter than throwing them in a box like I had been. How many seeds do you put in one container? Also this many sound stupid but you plant the part that grows out in a downward position correct. Hi Ananda, thanks for the great post. I have often sprouted mung beans and such for salads, sometimes leaving them so long that leaves appeared on the shoots but never so long for roots to emerge.
I assume that is when to plant them? Could you please clarify? Nights are still quite cold, but the beds could be covered with plastic or smth. I love this! Such an amazing idea. I do have a question. Do I use the dirt from the ground to put in the pot or do I use bag dirt with fertilizer? I just want to do this right. Roots grow down, always. So put your seeds in the bottom of a deli container.
Put a dry paper towel over. Soak with water, pat down. Then pour out the excess water. Put on the lid. Lift the container every day and see if anything germinated. If you are a few days late and the root tail is getting too long, at least it will not be tangled in the paper towel because that is above and the roots are trying to grow downward. Marilyn Kefirlady. I never have luck starting from seed but your article gave me hope.
Thank you for the great instructions and hopefully I will be able to take pictures of plants I started this way to share with you!
Hi there, quick question. Might be silly, but thought I would ask. When you are going to move them to the soil, is there a specific way you should put them in the soil? Or does it matter? Thanks Amy. Good article on growing vegetables and flowers from seeds!
We just had great success with this method! Keep it up. When moveing it to container does this stem or root plant up or doem. Hi, i have tried your method for succulent seeds echevaria and it is day 7 and nothing yet. This is my firsttime planting. Should i discard if nothing grew after 3 weeks?
I read online echevaria seeds germinate period is 3 weeks. Tap water contains any amount of chlorine, fluorine or chloramines which depress or inhibit plant growth. Use rain water, preferably or mineral water instead. Depends on if you have well water or pay by month for water. Tap water provided by cities or county is loaded with bad for the plants additives. Hi there! Hello there! Thanks for your input! Im trying to get a jump start on veggies and flowers.
Living in zone 5 many flowers can take some time to look nice. Can you do all seeds this way? Also, if the germination takes days how much sooner will they sprout doing it with this method? For example Rosemary can take days so what would be a better way to estimate when sprouting will occur?
Hi Ananda, I have just tried this method and it is fantastic! I will be sprouting all my flower seedlings from now on. Thank you so much for sharing all the great tips with us, I personally find it really inspiring.
Do you think this method will work with milkweed? Thank you for this terrific article. I just moved to PA and I have a whole bunch of seeds that I have not planted.
So this is an awesome help. I will be starting asap. Blessings to you and yours!! Thank you very much for these tips! I have a quick question about planting germinated seeds. Would you plant them with the tap root down or up? I have to try your method of planting seeds… Very interesting.. Hurry spring , I can not wait..
Pre-sprouting Seed method — Do you usually buy new seeds? Can we do this from the fruits that we eat? If yes, does it need some preparation? Thanks for the information.
Great tips! This is because they are newer seeds, and are more viable. However, this is not always the case. Depending on the species, seeds can stay viable for quite some time. A date palm seed that was around years old germinated several years ago, making it the oldest seed to germinate.
It was stored in hot dry conditions, shocking it was able to germinate! Certain species are known for having seeds that have a higher or lower germination rate. In general, plants that give off many seeds such as dandelions have a lower germination rate as the plants goal is to produce lots of seeds, not necessarily quality seeds.
A plant that produces less seeds such as a geranium, will often have a higher germination rate as this plant produces fewer, higher quality seeds. Cannabis seeds germinate easily and generally have a high germination rate. Some strains may certainly be slightly trickier to grow than others, but this usually falls more into the vegetation and flowering stages than germination.
Depending on the seed and the environment, a general rule of thumb is you should see signs of germination within 3 to 5 days of moisture being introduced to the seed and, if your germination method allows, you will be able to see a white root tip within this time frame. Many gardeners will germinate seeds on a damp paper towel in a ziplock bag.
This method allows you to see the root start to develop, and also works quite well. For example, sativa seeds usually take longer to germinate than indica seeds. While all seeds have the same three basic needs to germinate successfully, the amounts of water and temperature may vary. Some of the most common problems include:. You can find excellent solutions and tips for germination in our incredible online growers' community , where our experts and experienced growers will be happy to help you solve everything from common problems to complete conundrums.
Cabbage - 4 years. Carrot - 3 years. Cauliflower - 4 years. Celery - 3 years. Chard, Swiss - 4 years. Chicory - 4 years. Chinese Cabbage - 3 years. Corn, Sweet - 2 years. Cucumber - 5 years. Eggplant - 3 years. Endive - 5 years. Kale - 4 years. Leek - 2 years. Lettuce - 4 years. Melon - 5 years. Mustard - 4 years. Okra - 2 years.
Onion - 1 year. Parsnip - 1 year. Pea - 3 years. Pepper - 3 years. Pumpkin - 4 years. Radish - 4 years. Rutabaga - 4 years. Spinach - 2 years. Squash - 4 years. Tomato - 5 years. Turnip - 4 years. Watermelon - 4 years. Anise - 3 years. Basil - years. Calendula - 3 years. Catnip - 5 years. Chives - 1 year. Cilantro - years. Dill - 3 years.
Fennel - 4 years. Lavender - 5 years. Oregano - 2 years. Parsley - 1 year. Sage - 3 years. Savory - 3 years. Thyme - 3 years. As a general rule, most annual flower seeds are viable for years and perennial seed for years. Ageratum - 4 years.
Alyssum - 4 years. Amaranth - 4 years. Aster - 1 year. Calendula - 5 years. Celosia - 4 years. Clarkia - 2 years. I find this particular mat to be well-made and durable. It only uses 45 watts of power to warm the root area 10 to 20 degrees over the ambient temperature.
Being safety conscious, I like that this mat is UL listed and has a waterproof construction. I wish it had a power cord that is longer than its six feet. Make sure you have your grow lights set up, because you are going to need them very quickly— possibly within days depending on what you are planting. Optimal outdoor germination environments Below are two tables with seed germination preferential temperatures. The first is soil temperature. Below that is air temperatures. Soil — not air — temperature is the trigger for seed germination.
Soil temperature changes gradually. Gardeners can expect particular soil temperatures to bring particular results. Most cool-loving garden vegetables germinate only when the soil reaches an average 45 degrees.
Seeds for warm-loving plants wait until typical temperatures are above 55 F. Buy a metal probe thermometer with a flat dial that provides low readings in other words, NOT an oven-temperature meat thermometer, although it looks similar. Push the thermometer 1. I use this digital soil thermometer.
It is easy to read with its digital display and it only takes about 30 seconds to stabilize and record my soil temperature. Do NOT leave the thermometer in the ground. Store it indoors between readings. Many will simply sit and wait for the soil to warm up.
But with warm-loving crops in particular, the seeds may not stay viable for very long. If they do germinate, their delay may affect the plants health or output.
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