New Grower Seedlings

[Needtoknowautos]

I germinated my seeds in a paper towel and they all showed their taproot within 48 hours. I then put them into their final pots roughly a quarter inch down. It's been two almost three days now and nothing has sprouted out the surface of the soil. Is there a rough estimate of when they'll show?

 

[Son of Hobbes]

Sometimes they can take a few days to pop out. I've had beans with taproots that I planted, days went by, and I thought they were goners. Then BOOM. Sprouted.

What's the average humidity at where they are germinating? Do you have any lights on them yet? Can we see a picture of them? Are you keeping the growing medium moist?

 

[Needtoknowautos]

The humidity is right around 50% and I can't get it any higher. I have several lights on them already. Yea I'm using a spray bottle to keep them moist. I flushed the soil an hour before I put them in it. Yea as soon as I get back to them I'll take some pics and upload them on this post. I'm proud of what I've built and as a newbie I'd love to get some of the pros opinions on here.

 

[MuRkle_PuRple]

I'm not a pro by any means but for a reference, I just sprouted my seedling and it took 6 days after the taproot showed to pop above soil.

 

[Needtoknowautos]

That's good to hear, I've been getting extremely nervous.

 

[MuRkle_PuRple]

Yeah, I was getting nervous too. If it doesn't pop up after a week I wouldn't junk it because you never know. I usually let them go until I know for SURE it's junk.

 

[virginia gent]

Hello and welcome. Be careful not to over water, the surface will look dry quickly but it is still wet under there. I don't handle the seed when the tap root is showing, I'm afraid I will damage the root when it's planted. I just soak the seeds in plain water until they sink, plant about 1/2in deep in moist soil, and spray twice per day (no circulating fan) and seed pop in 3-4 days. I read somewhere, here I think, that seed needs 70% moisture to pop. So if the seed has absorbed a good amount of water and it has soil that is moist (not wet) it should pop if the temp is ok. Good luck and good karma.

 

[Needtoknowautos]

It actually sounds as though I'm under watering. I've only sprayed them once since I've put them in their final pots. The soil is a bit moist when I touch it, hence the reason I haven't sprayed them again.

 

[Eekman]

You can put a clear dome over the seedling with either plastic wrap, a clear solo cup, or a cut off bottom of a soda bottle or the like. Keeps them moist and warm once they sprout, you can take the dome off.

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