DON’T Start Seeds On Paper Towels - DO THIS INSTEAD 

I've had 100% success with germination on paper towels

I have had amazing success with paper towels and the mistake is you DON'T extract them you just plant the whole piece of towel 🤔the towel is biodegradable!

Wish you would have shown how you picked up the plants to transplant.

I haven't tried this but wouldn't it make sense to plant them with the paper? It will degrade after some time.

I have paper towel germination going on right now, but I agree with you regarding the basil. It's too tiny, so I direct-sow in starter pots. The other seeds like tomatoes are easy to grab with fine tweezers. I've done 4 in the last 24 hours!

Put the seeds down first and then the paper towel. The roots will try to grow down, away from the paper towel. In a clear container you will also be able to see germination from the underside without pulling up the paper. Plant as soon as first sprout emerges.. Don't let the root develope first.

Thanks for confirming this method I have been relying on it ever since my love for gardening ever engulfed me.

Thank you so much for this wonderful idea!

This is a great method. Thanks for the effort in this video!

Some newer paper towels have nylon threads, so make sure you're using the cheap ones. also, you can cut the towels before you use them into strips and make your own seed tapes.

Your way of presentation is sweet and to the point.

You are so right about the paper towels. Next year I will try TP. Thanks😊

I give up to seeding in containers, I try paper towels and now I’m 100% got everything that I needed.

HERE is an innovative idea>>> A weed farmer in California (where else?) scavenged a few BROKEN commercial refrigerators from a scrap dealer. He fixed the inside light, cut the cord to the compressors and uses them for seed germination. He places his seed trays inside on growpads & the insulation to keep the refer cold, keeps it warm. WOW. Starting refer in a refer. Whoda thought? Reuse-Recycle-Repurpose just like any good hippie would. !

I don't understand why people wait until the taproot grows before planting. I plant them when the root first starts to come out. The toilet paper is a good idea if you want to let the roots grow longer.

I make homemade seed tape using TP and Elmer's Schoolhouse glue. This works especially well for seeds that are very tiny like carrot seeds. The cheaper the TP the more easily it will degrade in the soil.

I use methods like the paper towel method all the time. The main secret is not to put the towels under the seeds, only put the towels on top of the seeds. By doing this, the roots will grow down and away from the towel and the roots will not get stuck in the towel.

Thanks for this idea. I've been frustrated with paperctowels.

❤❤❤, Thank your

I took onion seeds, placed them like how you did, put another square of tp on top, wetted it, then picked up the whole thing and put it in a seedling pot. Then sprinkled a bit of soil over it. They are hard to see but the tp kept everything in place ^_^

Just tear the paper towel if the seed is tiny and you're afraid of hurting the sprout. No problem

Love your kitties

Why not just put the toilet paper square on top of the potting soil, sprinkle the seeds, cover with another toilet paper square, spray the toilet paper thoroughly, and cover to keep moisture from evaporating. that way, the seed will sprout, poke its way through the damp toilet paper and voilà, there is the potting soil right there.

If you want to find out if an old pack of seeds is still viable, use the paper towel in a ziplock bag, with just a few seeds, and spray it lightly. I put it on top of my fridge, out of direct sunlight. Sunshine will cause the plastic to break down, and the fumes will kill

When did you add dirt in the seeds?

I use makeup remover pad's instead

Typically you want to see if they even germinate in the paper towel so you can get a visual of viable seeds, normally you want to plant those seeds right when they germinate and not wait until you produce a longer tap root, right as it breaks through the shell is when you want to plant the seed using the paper towel method...I'd also like to add to increase the chance of germination, look into making LABS from Korean Natural Farming, spraying them with beneficial microbes improves the health of the plant, LABS inoculates the roots right off the bat to get a good start

Mi hermano era ingeniero de industrias del papel: hay un aditivo para papeles especiales que es tóxico: es el bario pero dudo mucho que se use para papeles de uso doméstico. Un papel con bario arde con llama verde.

Never had any issues myself.

I use the paper towel method without issues, you can easily tear the paper towel around the seed/seedling to plant it and it's biodegradable. Having said that, I can see how toilet paper would work the same. Showing how you separate the seeds/seedlings that are on the toilet paper would be helpful to see the benefit of using toilet paper over paper towel, maybe I'm missing something.

both cats are so adorable may Allah keep them for you healthy thanks for the advice sister

i don't know if anyone mentioned the "Forever chemicals," in toilet paper...i don't know if all brands have chemicals...Maybe the bamboo ones don't, or the ones you can find at health food stores...

No need for a paper towel at all. Just put your seeds in a cup of water for couple of hours and then plant them in an pot.

I'm wondering if septic safe toilet paper would work well.

You skipped the most crucial part where the seedlings germinates and then you are transferring them to the soil.

Put them upside down

That's what I thought before i watched the video.