I'm not quite sure how that Canakan is any better than a plastic bag with seeds on cloth or a paper towel in it and then set on a heating mat would work? Seems like a gimmick to me, but I did check out the link in the YouTube video to see how much they sell it for. I could not get any price on the item because they don't have any for sell, something blamed on recent tariffs and availability.
Maybe those [edit: "cannabis enthusiasts"] have the time and energy to treat every seedling as precious as a first-born infant, but I tend to start and pot my garden seedlings in bulk, putting 2 or 3 seeds in each starting pot (net cup), and pruning back to the one healthiest plant. That method seems to work well for me and I don't have to buy any special gizmo for the initial germination.
I do agree that the roots of the seedlings might grow into the paper towel if you use that method for germination prior to potting up the seedling. Some people have told me that using fabric cloth will prevent the seedling root from growing into the material, and thereby you have less damaged seedlings whe
I have saved an old pair of blue jeans that got ripped up in the seat. I am going to cut that into squares to put in my baggies, or in my seed germination containers, to see if the denim works better than paper towels.
I only use the "paper towel" method of germination for my old seeds that I expect might have poor germination rates due to their age. No need to waste time and energy potting up old seeds if you expect only 10% germination rate, for example. Just use the paper towel method first to see which seeds are still viable.
Having watched that video and gone to the website of that canakan item, I'm probably on some government watch list now! If you guys don't hear anything from me in the near future, just assume I'm locked up in some hole in the ground.
Well, it's not the first "gardening" video I have watched that turned out how to grow cannabis better. But like I said, those cannabis videos usually treat each and every seed like a precious child and are willing to put in all kinds of time and effort into the process. I only grow garden vegetables. I bulk plant and prune seedlings. It's just a totally different approach on some levels.
I use paper towel on top of soil in pot. I put seeds then another piece of paper towel and some soil on top. when I water pots paper towels dissolve and by the time plants are ready to transplant there is no trace of paper. the second layer of towel is to prevent seeds from moving when watering.
Recently I was responding to a question on another thread. It was about using paper shreds as coop bedding. I gave my answer, as best I could, and then decided to ask Microsoft Copilot AI about the issue. It came back with lots of information that I agreed with in the response. So, I figured I must be on the right track. When I checked the references for that AI response, it listed the thread I started here on the BYC forums as the first reference! No wonder I agreed with the content! It was just restating many points I had already posted here and comments from other members who responded to that thread.
I'm not quite sure how I feel about Microsoft Copilot AI using the thread I started here on the BYC forum as the first reference in its response. Maybe we all need to consider how valuable our input and experiences we post here might be used by others. Evidently, the AI engines are reading our posts and giving them weight.
Of course, I have used other search engines and also got references back to the BYC forums, but that was the first time I got a response that referenced a thread that I started.
Guess I'm showing my age and lack of knowledge in that area. I'm thinking a pack of garden seeds costs less than $2.00. If I had to pay $15.00 per cannabis seed, I guess I would be putting a lot of time and effort into each seed.
