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Little-TON - Colorado

Its sooo hard not to dig the lil seed back up and take a peek.....how long do you wait before you just have to see if its moving along?

4/23/2008 9:18:50 AM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

I ussually wait 48 hours

4/23/2008 10:17:50 AM

[email protected]

24 hours I can't wait that long.

4/23/2008 11:20:04 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

It will be a week tomorrow for the 842, so Ill go a peeking tonight.....

4/23/2008 12:28:24 PM

Pocatello ([email protected])

After about four days I check it.

4/23/2008 12:47:06 PM

Murfreesboro, TN, USA

I planted my seeds and flew to Philly for 4 days then came back home. I peeked at one on Friday. Then again on Saturday, and then again on Sunday. Then I went to Philly again and on my return they were all up and growing. So, I had to wait 4 days until I could peek.

4/23/2008 1:32:33 PM

Somers, CT

Wait till you break one. Then you will wait.

4/23/2008 2:35:27 PM

[email protected]

I broke one during test germinations, I guess, I should wait for more than 24 hours, patience!

4/23/2008 3:18:31 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

How do you break one Rob? break the root?

4/23/2008 3:35:48 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

wow I learned something from my chat buddies last yr, that saved me from breaking any seeds.
Thanks

4/23/2008 4:18:27 PM

California High Desert [email protected]

I broke my first one peeking. I don't peek anymore. My last pumpkin seed I planted before I left to Maui. It waited 8 days for me to get back home to show himself. Thats the longest any of mine have taken so far.

4/23/2008 4:38:10 PM

Littleton, Colo

6 Minutez !! I don't mezz around !!

4/23/2008 9:28:37 PM

Napa Valley, CA

o.k........I admit it...... I peek while its soaking

4/23/2008 9:43:50 PM

Paradise Mountain, New York

I peek if I don't see anything in four days. Just to see what is going on

4/23/2008 9:55:24 PM

[email protected]

Hey Biz
does that include foreplay

4/23/2008 10:09:55 PM

Littleton, Colo

Keep it "up" Eddy ! LOL

4/23/2008 11:03:53 PM

[email protected]

I knew you'd like that, But you never answered me

4/23/2008 11:18:09 PM

Littleton, Colo

be nice...I have more pictures of you in Niagara......:>

4/23/2008 11:32:30 PM

kamloops, BC, Canada

I peek after about 48 hours. so hard to wait. depends how long they soak for.

4/23/2008 11:40:17 PM

Colorado Springs.Co

I have a 1048 that has been sitting dorment for three weeks and I have'nt looked yet because all the others came up fine. I'm about to replace it with a pot seed. lol

4/24/2008 12:54:26 AM

Somers, CT

The roots are quite fragile and snap easily if the seed is moved. If you want to look, use a plasatic baggie and a wet paper towel to germinate, otherwise, I would just wait it out and look for green around the filed sides of the seed.

4/24/2008 7:49:38 AM

Murfreesboro, TN, USA

How do you all peek?

What did you use when you broke one?

My strategy was to use a toothpick and only dig deep enough to see the tap root coming out of the seed and only remove enough soil that would not leave the seed casing unsupported. Any deeper I knew I could upset the rest of the root system. This was my thought process. Whether or not I was doing it incorrectly or not is no longer relevant since all my plants came up and are now in the ground.

4/24/2008 8:12:24 AM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

If you need to peek, use the paper towel method, then you will know for sure it germinated. Then peeking in the pot is easy, scrape away a little dirt and see if the seed is rising towards the surface. No damage possible there.

4/24/2008 10:07:36 AM

Utah

if you use the baggy method then you can peek all you want... just hold the baggy up to a light.

4/24/2008 7:27:08 PM

Joliet, IL

i will admit, i have been a peeker in the past, so now i intentially start a couple extra of my own seeds just so i can peek if nothing happens for any seeds after 3 days. this way i can tell if their are signs of life and i didn't screw up with too much moisture in my starter mix. if you have to peek, peek on expendable test seeds.

4/24/2008 8:00:03 PM

San Luis Obispo, Ca.

Not only am I "peeker" I am a "helper." I will even peel of the shell.

4/26/2008 11:06:09 AM