Vintage seeds; tricks for best germination success???

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Welcome @Pipsman nice stash! It’s indeed time to soak that.

There’s a thread for that here too:

Techniques for The Germination of Older Seeds

Hey OG family So im beginning to do some experiments with a few older beans I was given and wanted to know some techniques, or ideas you have either tried, or heard about it he past. A few I’m trying so far: Hydro Peroxide Solution soak: Molasses Solution soak: Tap water Soak: Sandpaper tek KNO3 Soak I know of a few others I may try but know little about as well. Worm casting bins Hot/Cold Beer Soak And saw post from a few years back by Strayfox Does anyone know exactly how …

And a bunch of others (more or less experimental) you can easily find with the search function

Germination Tips and Tricks for Soil Growers

Hey yall! I have recently been struck with some self doubt around my germination techniques, and have had some issues with seeds popping tails and then dying the second they are added to the soil. I have been trying new techniques I have been using the seedling bags and then placing in egg cartons and spraying with a spray bottle, and had about 25% success placing in my tent with 70%rh and a temp of about 20 degrees celsius under 18/6. [33EB707D-BB4F-4546-9118-A10028226B10_1_105_c] I a…

JohnnyPotseed’s Germination Technique

I recently posted about how I germinate my seeds. So figured I’d post some pics I first take about 1/4" of pure worm castings, then wet it down good, using a towel to soak up any standing excess off the surface. I place it on a heatpad with an insulator between to lessen the temps a bit. put a humidity dome over it, with a towel to give it the dark it needs. Let it sit 24 hrs to acclimate. Then I place any seeds I want to germinate, I usually place them in orderly rows of each strain, to kee…

Old seeds : Another voodoo style

[seeds] Context : only to know why i’m sharing it, you can pass I’m always testing new ways to germinate seeds, not the fresh ones but more the sensitive ones. Direct sow with a bunch of of different treatments, usual “paper towel” pushed to the hemp fiber (rot-proof) but also chitosan, gib’, reptile infrared, gas … i’ve no fear to explore and to test tutorials, even the most crazy (onions, bananas … ^^). In general, i’m back to my seeds sprouters. Passive seed’s sprouters : first picture …

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Wish you a good germ rate!