On the floating, I’m now wondering if it’s a plain water vs peroxide thing. The peroxide forms little bubbles on the seeds that I don’t get with plain water, I’m sure that’s a big factor.
Edit - Razor typing when I was
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Everything wizzles said.
Floating doesn’t matter.
Seeds cannot drown and seedlings float on the surface tension.
I’ve had seeds take two weeks before popping a root in the cup of water but that’s the longest I’ve seen. Most pop within 48 hours but it just depends.
Heat is key like vernal said.
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You don’t want to leave the seeds in water for that long. The seed needs oxygen. If it doesn’t crack in 24hr, I’d take it out and do the paper towel method. I’m not a proponent of the paper towel method personally, but if you’re questioning the viability it’s better then going in a digging around in the dirt to see if it sprouted.
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i am undecided now i guess ill see how i feel about this tomortow, ill follow up with an update maybe a picture if i fancy taking any
I think if heat is key you guys are growing Sativa plants, because I usually grow Indica or at least Indica leaning plants and cold is what my seeds prefer. After germination the temp goes up.
Doesn’t matter what variety. Pure afghanis to narrowleaf mexicans.
Heat always helps seed germination. Not just in Cannabis cultivation, pretty much all seeds.
Many will still germinate fine at lower temps, just takes longer and higher susceptibility to damp off.
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You had me piqued at the idea of popping seeds in cold water because, organisms…
…but then you really got me turned around with the addition of mouth stuff!!
What say you?! 
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You got that middle between your front teeth, that’s where you put the seed with the axis of the seed vertical, the pointy part inward, the butt outward, and you put careful pressure onto the sides in the middle, and at a certain point your teeth will resonate a clear click, and because of that bone resonance you kinda automatically stop where you’re good. That’s at least how I experience it.
It’s something I most often do when I have other seeds germinating and most have germinated and a few or half of them, or the older portion of seeds, are lagging behind. Only the ones that haven’t shown tail get a crack, because if they show tail they really don’t need it.
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Maybe that’s why I don’t always have the best germination rates 
Come to think of it I do lose some to damping off from time to time.
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i always do some peroxide. for what ever chemical reason getting forgetful. the extra oxygen helps them make things happen.
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thank you @George for the video. @LedZeppelin and @MissinBissin shared this with me then tested and proved this enough so i decided to give it try. these seed had value to me. and i can honestly say. so far on my first try it is 5 for 5.
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And all in the same day it seems! Beautiful work! How many days did your babies keep you waiting?
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Now thats the way lol
Nice one @mainerJ
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so 5th day today and still there not one cracked open
this is just tap water i didn’t have peroxide or any tomatoes to acquire some h2o2
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i got my stadh of seeds i dont worry these were seeds i had in an unmarked container unproperly stored also so i decided to use them as guinne pig for this germ methode
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I’ve noticed I have to tap the seeds to break surface tension to mak em sink 
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do you leave them under till they germ
no I’ve been putting them in paper towels or straight into soil after a good 12hr soak
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I’ve had great success with worm castings, now have a few beans trying out the float-tech…
we’ll see in a few days
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I’ve been a big fan of floatec ever since I saw green genes video about it a few years ago. He soaks in tap water which I’m sure is fine but I do a few thing differently
First I scuff my seeds on 80 grit sandpaper . Then I float my seeds for 36 hours in a 1% hydrogen peroxide(2 parts ro water: 1 part 3% peroxide). I use a heat mat and a temp controller and set it to 80 degrees. I don’t usually ever have seeds sink because I gently set them on top of the water in the shot glass if that makes sense. After 36 hours typically all the viable seeds have sprouted tails and then they go into rapid rooters in a dome still on a heat mat at 80 degrees. My germination rates are usually over 90%.
My seed scuffer
Close up the box for 36 hours and then…
Seeds in this tray from left to right:
5/5 Dark Owl Gammathon
8/10 Katsu Sour Diesel
12/12 Thug Pub PBB bx
12/12 Thug Pug Pink Peanut
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