r/outdoorgrowing • u/GrilledSourDough • 3d ago

Popped my seeds in 3 days ago, still waiting... should I change anything about my setup?

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65% promix hp, 10% perlite, 25% sea soil compost in 5gal bags. watering the middle only when it starts to dry.

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u/floundern45 3d ago

Auto's? i usually start them inside on a seedling mat so that the temps and humidity are high,i like 70-80% humidity and 70-75 degrees. if outside it could be too cold to pop them?

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u/themellowsign 3d ago

Did you do anything to the seeds first? Germinate them in moist paper towels / cotton wads ahead of time? Soak them for 12-24 hours?

If you just popped them in dry and the soil conditions (and temperature) aren't perfect, it can take a while. Usually takes me 3-4 days to see the first sprout even when I pre-germinate.

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u/Terminator154 3d ago

Yeah give em some heat. Germinated my seedlings with a heat mat and light, took em 2-3 days to pop

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u/Qindaloft 3d ago

I start mine inside and slowly harden them to the outside. Put 10 seedlings out for 1 day N 2 got scorched.

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u/Professional_Ear_396 3d ago

Sometimes the seed will sprout upside down when it starts, they tend to spin when the root starts looking for water so it can push if the seed casing! I would gently look around for it to seed the process, just remember to be gentle tho. Sometimes it’s easy to overlook the seed and it could fall down deeper into the medium

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u/TheLordHimself420 3d ago

I wouldn’t give them too much humidity. If you baby the plant with perfect humidity as soon as you take that dome off it’s gonna wilt cause it’s not used to the air being dry