Seeds

Just like nature does. Straight into the big pot with soil. The other methods (cloth, coconut, rock wool) are actually only needed if you use hydro.

Get a wet jiffy/peat/coir pellet. Place dry seed 1-1.5 inches down and cover it. Keep damp til seedling shoots up. Takes about a week average. After another week they are ready to go into small pots. Older seeds may benefit from soaking overnight in a glass of water to speed up things but isnt needed.

Directly in my own blend of seed raising mix (soil), in black plastic pots, 4 inches across and 5 inches deep. Never plant in clear plastic containers, roots need absolute darkness to develop properly. Always plant more seeds than you need, not all seeds sprout, and not all seedlings are perfect,- there will be duds. With extras you will be able to choose only the healthiest and best seedlings to continue with. Most seeds these days, bought from reputable sources and from quality breeders have better than 95% germination rates, I usually only get 2 or 3 seeds out of sixtyish each outdoor season that never sprout at all. Yes, I am very choosey when it comes to my girls! I keep about 30, give away about a dozen and the rest I just don't like for whatever reason and those never make it past a week. You can't grow nice plants from crappy seedlings! From extensive test that I have done, there is absolutly no need to drown seeds in a glass of water or pre-sprout them in paper towel, as this just delays development by anywhere from 3-10 days and increases the risk of damage to the embryonic seedling. They definitely grow the fastest and healthiest when planted directly in the substrate, just like in nature. Just keep them moist, not wet and never let them dry out and all should be FAB Virgil! Otherwise, if you are unsure about starting in soil, 2 inch/50mm rockwool cubes work a treat...... Surprise, surprise, if you go to the germination week in my diary "cannabis conundrums", I have posted an informative and easy to follow tutorial about starting seeds in rockwool cubes that is almost foolproof, if you are keen for an insight into this method. In week 7 of the same diary you will find pictures of a 3 week old seedlings' root system, which will demonstrate why deep pots are essential for healthy seedling development and shows why stupid tiny coffee cups are so inadequate for seedlings. For further tips, try the Mandala Seeds website and click on theiir "grow guides" where they have a fairly comprehensive run down on all things related to growing(!), including recommendations for fertilizers and soil brands, which can be very helpful and quite enlightening and far more in-depth than what I am prepared to write here! Hope this helps, Organoman.

Hey buddy. You can do it a few ways. Best way to go forward is making sure your seeds are viable. Drop them in a cup of water leave in a press above a rad/fridge or just in a press. Come back after 12hrs and they'll still be floating on top, now we will find out if seeds are any good. After 12hrs a little push, (meaning push your seeds under the water with your finger or pen, and they should sink to the bottom, leave for another 12hrs and then change over to paper towel or cotton pad. Fold towel or add cotton pad on top with seed in between. Pads/towel just wet to the touch a bit of cling film or not, and leave for 24-48hrs remember to check your set up to make sure it doesn't go to dry. Or u can place straight into substrate but then you need to wait to c if she's viable. So it's best to germinate. Go about 2/3-inch deep make this hole with your finger place the tap root facing down into the substrate and lightly push the substrate over the hole no need to pat down or anything. Just lightly. Feel free to DM me or go thru my germination in diary on monster&mid diary I go into deeper detail about my process. Or if u even have a rockwool cube, u can germinate straight into that, most won't but everything else I said you should have. No need. Good luck. Oh tap water is fine for the entire process if u hv hard water just let it rest for 12-24hrs in a bucket or whatever u hv on hand. Good luck pal.

One night in a glass of water, then directly in soil next morning. I use toilet paper rolls to make some very convenient paper pot (check my diary if you want to see how it looks), I water the soil only once after filling it with lightmix. I usually have seedlings in less than a week. Since I do it this way, I have far less issues with shells that don’t break.