Most seed germination issues can be sourced back to the germination method. This is an area where Dutch Passion have extensive expertise and can offer accurate, professional advice for seed germination issues.
Dutch Passion has been helping growers with their cannabis seed requirements since the 1980’s. Few in the seed business can claim more experience. Many of the early problems that growers deal with involve issues with germination of the cannabis seeds and subsequent growth of the seedlings.
Below are the 10 cannabis seed germination topics which generate the most feedback and questions from growers. Hopefully you will learn something which can improve the success of your future grows.
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excellent article thank you very much Dutch passion,realy good one.
Had a seed shell stuck, so much that it ripped off the other cotaledan off at the base. It’s almost three weeks old now, still just a nice green 1 coteledan leaf, sure hope she pulls out of it and grows. 🌱 As long as it stays sturdy and green I’ll let it be. Let ya know what happens. If and when that may be, I try to make a few leafs appear everyday when I scope it, but so far nothing yet. There’s still hope🌱
if your talking about an auto my friend then that seedling is finished due to the life span they have once they sprout they have a life span of about 10 to 11 weeks and in that time they have to veg and flower if ur veg cycle is weak then ur flower cycle will be almost none existant
Can I start my seeds inside in my grow room, and then transfer them to my greenhouse with different lighting and different lighting time due to the early season?
As long as you are not too early in the growing season this should be fine.
Your plants can get a nice start if you start the growing process indoors 🙂
Greetings,
Joe
Dutch Passion
Thanks for the actual sound information, I wish I found this a few weeks ago. As a new grower I’m finding the hardest part of growing to be finding solid reliable information amongst the sea of first year masters.
This is my first year growing from seed and am 1/7 with my first batch and 1/14 (two days in) on my second run of seeds. I’m gearing I’ve over watered both times in my pods. Is it worth while trying to ring them out to try and dry them out a bit or just leave them be and pray?
We are very welcome!
When seeds are starting to germinate they are very delicate, so I do not advice you to try to take them out and let them dry. Best to hope these will survive and next time you should follow our guides 🙂
Good luck!
Greetings,
Joe
Dutch Passion
I have a small amount of seeds from a plant I grew last year. Second generation. Unknown origin. Extremely potent. The female plant sprouted a single male pollen sac stem, and produced the small amount of seeds on the plant. The seeds are like no other that I have ever seen in my over 50 years of using, and over 10 years growing cannabis. When put in a small container, they stick to each other, and glaze over with a resin-coated glaze. Have you ever seen or heard of seeds like these? Even when removed from container and separated, then put back in container, they reglaze over again. Excited to attempt to grow this year, outdoors. Any germination tips for such sticky seeds? Thank you!
Hello Bud Farmer,
That’s is a strange occurrence you have with your seeds, the thing we think of when you say a resin-coated glaze is THC. But this is not a normal thing for seeds to contain. Our advice is to stick to the regular germination advice we give here and wish you good luck with this years grow!
Greetings,
Joe
Dutch Passion
I have never grown a plant before. I hot some homegrown and it was littered with seeds, so I planted two, and now have two plants. The are doing well, I can see the little round leaves, then two little pot leaves, and today I noticed two more little pot leaves growing from the middle of that. They are loving the outdoors. I water in the AM and in the PM. I have been doing alot of reading, and now I am so confused. What stage am I in and what should I be looking for if they are doing good? Oh, and how do I know if it is a male or female?
Hello,
Thanks for the comment, nice to see you started growing 🙂
You can check out this blog too see in what stage your seedling is: https://dutch-passion.com/en/blog/cannabis-growth-stages-breakdown-n1015
And if you are at the point to identify if its a male or female you can compare it too the pictures in this blog: https://dutch-passion.com/en/blog/sexing-cannabis-how-to-tell-if-your-plant-is-male-or-female-n988
Good luck on your first grow!
Greetings,
Joe
Dutch Passion
nice read
Hello Bud, d-rip here. Been growing since the 80’s. Back when high times mag, was great info. Over the years have had a similar occurrence. First your plant turned gay. That happens usually from stress. I look into my last several weeks of bud stage. So it doesn’t reoccur. All those seeds are female. During your grow watch for deformity. Like 3 branch growing out where should only be one. But mine actually came out pretty tasty. I’m new to this forum. But so far its far more informative than any of the others about. Thanks to all the Dutch team.
This article on seed germination and seedling mistakes is incredibly helpful! I had no idea there were so many things that could go wrong, like overwatering or using the wrong type of soil. The tips on avoiding common issues, such as not overheating seedlings and making sure they get the right amount of light, were eye-opening. It’s clear that a lot of care and knowledge goes into successfully growing cannabis plants. Thanks for breaking it down so clearly—this has really helped me understand how to give my seeds the best start possible!