Fast & Easy Seed Germination: How to Start Seedlings from Paper Towel Method (Container vs Baggie)

Wow

What kind of high tech potting container is that? I'm just starting my green thumb, i don't know anything.

Will this work with cannabis

Thank you, screw that 13 minute video for literally something that takes 3 minutes

Thank you for some seemingly good tips, going to try all of those. I've been using paper towel but with little or no success this year, wondering about the paper towel and if it has some chemical impregnated into it to stop mildew or fugus stopping the seeds from germinating or maybe my seeds are the problem?

I’m okay with it! As long as they know what they’re doing.

I LOVE THIS VIDEO. Subscribed!

Can this method work with herbs such as oregano, rosemary, thyme, chives, etc.?

I hope it works thanks for the recommendation!

Im so happy It works.!! Thank you for this awesome video.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Useful information, I am a rice/ wheat/ cattle farmer, learning to grow my own medicine 😋🥰🙏

Are you science teacher from strangers things series??

I have a question for you, does washing seeds kill them? Does it kill them from washing them? Does it kill them? Yes or no?

yes, you're an excellent teacher mate, very well presented.

Can I use toilet paper instead of paper towels ?

Is germinating seeds in paper towels safe? will it contain chemicals? what brand do you use?

Thank you, that was clear and simple too follow.

thank you. i was failing miserably with seed germination whatever i did. Will this work for all climates?

I used a dinner plate, with the paper towel (soaked with water) two layers with the seed placed between the sheets. Cover with another dinner plate. Placed that on top of my cable TV box but have two pencils to keep the plates off and allow an air space underneath, otherwise it would have been too warm ;)

Don't forget to wait till 1st set of leaves. Because mfs have leaves on seed side, some have in opposite side.

Do i need to water it daily , haven't I'm disturbing thier environment by opening and closing zip bags

instead of just water I used the Hydrogen Peroxide way. They germinate within 24hrs
Mix 30 millilitres of Hydrogen Peroxide 3% for every 2 cups of water (8:1 ratio).

Is this applicable on rose seed? Because everyone is keeping their seed in fridge, but in India rose seed packets got instructions written on it. It says keep the seed 60-70° F .

i agree this technics is amazingly fast

Love me a straightforward dude who also puts out there that this isn’t the one way to do it but his way. Just a very digestible video.

Great vid, great tips, short sweet and to the point.

After a seed cracks how long should it take for the taproots to grow half an inch . I'm curious because I'm wondering if my seedling taproots growth stunted

Can’t you put them in a ziplock bag too?

It’s doesn’t mention anything about washing after the paper towel?

very helpful ...thanks!

Thanks ❤

When I was in college, I learned about that too! this was also the video I was looking for😊

If you want to increase germination rate, First soak these seeds in water with few drops of H2O2 for few hours. Then have seeds in a wet paper towel like in the video. Place it in a zip log bag or in a grocery plastic bag and follow his method. Within few days you will have seedlings.

Can you germinate strawberry seeds like this? Someone said they like acidity so to put a drop or 2 of vinegar in the bowl of water?

Does it work for all the seeds?

Thanks for the kick ass video

Would this work for lla basic small flower seed. Like burpee brand

Hello.i put seeds on paper towel , in a zip lock bag , been a week and my hot pepper seeds haven't germinated

Mix? What mix? Here in Africa, where I stay, there are none for sale.

I remember doing this method in elementary school. Except we did it with the paper towel stuck to the side of a jar and put it in the window. We would give the paper towel a couple sprits of water each morning. I'm just here as a refresher to the method haha

Will be trying this method tonight. Does it matter if it’s a plastic bowl?

Not working for me. Wonder what am I doing wrong? 😢

Simply the best video on this topic !!!!! Thanks so much. I'll use this method this week 4/17/23. Saludos desde Chicago

I started this many many years ago when my Zucchini died and I couldn't find any plants. I put a few seeds on a paper towel and folded it over on the seed. I put that in a sandwich bag and under a light, the zucchini geminated in 2 days, I was hooked on this way ever since. Now I do most of my plants like this. There is no more wasting seeds that don't germinate in the soil. Nice video, thanks.

amazing video, not need to teach me that in a 2 hours long boring video, thanks a lot, new subscriber

Thank you so much for this concise, helpful, easy to follow video sir!!

Oh and pro tip for folks out there, I find that my TV cable box is practically the perfect temperature for germination and it's always running. You can always use a forehead thermometer on household mode to scan the temp of your electronic that you're using for heat if you're not sure if it's the right temp.

Would paper bowls work instead of a real one?

If the paper towel gets dry do we just refill it with water again?