Fodder not growing

[Squishychicken]

So I started growing fodder yesterday got this bag of oats from tsc.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/producers-pride-oats-50-lb?cm_vc=-10005
if you see "sprouts" there not it's just part of the oats dosent look like it from the pic but in person it does.


Soaked them for 4 hours with a pinch of apple cider vinegar. I've had them spread out in bins for almost a day and no growth. I think I saw somewhere that oats take longer but even if they did not this long! Most seeds you see growth from day one or before.

 

[mixedbreeds]

I don’t see anything from wheat till the second day and then it’s just a white spot on the end.

 

[SurferchickinSB]

So I started growing fodder yesterday got this bag of oats from tsc.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/producers-pride-oats-50-lb?cm_vc=-10005
View attachment 1741778 if you see "sprouts" there not it's just part of the oats dosent look like it from the pic but in person it does.
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Soaked them for 4 hours with a pinch of apple cider vinegar. I've had them spread out in bins for almost a day and no growth. I think I saw somewhere that oats take longer but even if they did not this long! Most seeds you see growth from day one or before.

I usually soak mine longer than four hours, more like 10 or 12.

 

[Squishychicken]

Most people do but I've read some things saying that less time is actually better and that there was more visible growth by day 1 if soaked for 30 mins then 8 hours or 12. But maybe I should do longer. I'm soaking a new batch gonna do longer and see if it helps

 

[Squishychicken]

I'm also trying sunflower seeds just to experiment

 

[AltonaAcres]

My barley takes FOREVER to sprout

 

[Fairview01]

Bottom heat source.

 

[Squishychicken]

I live in NC and it's been high 70's to low 80's lately and humidity has been not to high so in the middle. Do i still need a heat source?

 

[Squishychicken]

So I soaked more oats yesterday for longer as well as BOSS the BOSS is already growing

 

[WilmaP]

What is BOSS?