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seeds from the 60's and 70's
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darthvapor
Active member
Are you absolutley crazy??? Hell ya sprout them. I would give my left nut to get some original haze seeds or roadkill skunk from the 70's. I wasnt even born until 74 so I missed out on a bunch of stuff. Lucky for me reeferman offers a lot of old school genetics for people like me who were born to late but still like the smoke of the past time. If you dont want them send them my way, Ill trade ya.
Piffington
Active member
I agree, you are pretty fortunate to have those beans...I dunno if I would give up one of my nuts :wink: but I'd love to try some of that good stuff from the 70's. :smile:
Do you know what plants they came off?
If not, where did you get them from?
How do you know they're from the 60's or the 70's? Try to do some detective work on their origins.
Of course you should germinate them. The sooner the better, since every year you wait the chances of successful germination is reduced.
Although, since they're potentially 40 years old, you will have to be extra careful and professional in your germination routine.
When a seed has been dormant for many years, the hormone levels within change, and it will take longer to "wake" the embryo within.
The seed pod will be hard, much tougher than on a fresh seed.
Even if the seed is still viable, the endosperm (the substance that surrounds the embryo and provides it nutrition in the form of starch) may no longer be good, which means that when the embryo tries to germinate, it will fade away due to lack of nutrition.
This is what you do. Soak the seed in warm water. Normally you do this during 12 to 24 hours, but with old seeds you should do 24 to 48 hours. Keep it warm or at least lukewarm, an electrical device such as a TV or a computer serves well as low heat emitters.
Then soak them in an enzymatic fertilizer (such as kelp). In theory, a carbohydrate additive could work as well, but I've personally never tried it.
The most important aspects of your germination is humidity and temperature. Provided that the seed pod has now been soaked and the embryo within 'revived', place the seedling in a moist medium. Some people use paper towels for this, but in this case this is no good. You must expect a couple of weeks of waiting, and thin sheets of paper towels dry out easily and fast. Cotton wads is a much better germination medium, since it retains moisture better, and still aerates. If yoou use cotton, place the seed between two wads, and close up in a container or between two saucers. But your best option is probably to put the seed straight into a high quality, humid soil, then place it somewhere warm.
If not, where did you get them from?
How do you know they're from the 60's or the 70's? Try to do some detective work on their origins.
Of course you should germinate them. The sooner the better, since every year you wait the chances of successful germination is reduced.
Although, since they're potentially 40 years old, you will have to be extra careful and professional in your germination routine.
When a seed has been dormant for many years, the hormone levels within change, and it will take longer to "wake" the embryo within.
The seed pod will be hard, much tougher than on a fresh seed.
Even if the seed is still viable, the endosperm (the substance that surrounds the embryo and provides it nutrition in the form of starch) may no longer be good, which means that when the embryo tries to germinate, it will fade away due to lack of nutrition.
This is what you do. Soak the seed in warm water. Normally you do this during 12 to 24 hours, but with old seeds you should do 24 to 48 hours. Keep it warm or at least lukewarm, an electrical device such as a TV or a computer serves well as low heat emitters.
Then soak them in an enzymatic fertilizer (such as kelp). In theory, a carbohydrate additive could work as well, but I've personally never tried it.
The most important aspects of your germination is humidity and temperature. Provided that the seed pod has now been soaked and the embryo within 'revived', place the seedling in a moist medium. Some people use paper towels for this, but in this case this is no good. You must expect a couple of weeks of waiting, and thin sheets of paper towels dry out easily and fast. Cotton wads is a much better germination medium, since it retains moisture better, and still aerates. If yoou use cotton, place the seed between two wads, and close up in a container or between two saucers. But your best option is probably to put the seed straight into a high quality, humid soil, then place it somewhere warm.
Beetlepumpr
Member
Get busy, look up ways to pop old beans, little warmth, scuff the seeds, use 1 drop of superthrive per quart, reverse osmosis water, on and on, many tips.
I'd be reluctant to grow them outdoors. Unless you're in a few select parts of the usa if they're from the 70's odds are they are tropical sativas which will probably not finish in your climate. If you aren't experienced with germinating old seeds I'd donate at least half of them to someone who is experienced with germinating old seeds and growing tropical sativas, works in cannabis preservation and isn't associated with any seed company (unfortunately I'm associated with a seed company and no longer trade seeds anyways).
darthvapor
Active member
wow man if zamalito is right, you got tropical sativas bro!!! How many you got. If theres plenty you should give some to a pro just for the sake of preservation. You never know what you got!! Im anxious and their not even mine.
G
Guest
I'd say soak them in warm water for a bit, being old they will probably only have a 1 in 100 germ ratio, but you might get lucky and find a few nice plants, be sure to make beans from whatever you get, could be some very precious gems there.
