I did several experiments. The cold & hot circle does not matter. It’s the cut helps the germination. I got better germination without cold & hot circle

I just tried it a few days ago: LEGIT! :) They sprouted in 11 hours. Thank you for sharing this!!

I’m glad that you shared your video. Yes, you are right about the 2 different temperatures during the 24 hour periods. The hot to cold and doing the process frequently is what I call a contraction. When I had a surgery on my stomach I remembered my doctor telling me to do the hot cold pack on the stitches to help the inner cuts heal faster. So your method is doing the same thing. Some gardeners and farmers don’t believe of planting under the first full moon. I’ve don’t that method when an elderly farmer advices me to that. So, I planted out on the field already prepared for planting in the evening when the first full moon appeared. This is true because if my experience. The full moon did sprout the seeds in 2 days and not only that the cucumbers were so prolific that I had to pick cumbers everyday and it was a truck load everyday. But, most of all that your advice of sprouting the pepper seeds the way you did, I do believe and will even do what you just instructed. Thank you so very much.

I'm back! I planted pepper seeds this way 7 hours ago and 2 have already sprouted! This is insane! . I can't believe this is possible it usually takes a week or more.

It work! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Yesterday, i saw your video and I made a try. Guess with what...With a 30 years old pepper seeds. My friend send them to me , to try to wake them . A had them about 3 months now in the fridge.And I made your advice. I made this yesterday about 4pm. .in the oven . And about 8 pm. I went to bed. Actually my daughter switched of the oven, because I didn't tell her not to do it. Today, at 3.30 am when I wake up and took the seeds to see the result. O my god, one of the 5 seeds was sprouting about 3 mm. Thank you so much!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ 30 years old pepper seeds sprouts for 10 hours! Unbelievable!!! 😍😍😍

Germinating pepper seed has always been a hassle for many gardeners, thank you! You are a life saver.

My jaw dropped! I’ve always had such a hard time with pepper seeds. Can’t wait to try this.

I tried this hot/cold treatment on some okra seeds from 2014 that hadn't germinated in the last 2 years, despite soaking overnight. I did not make the cut. I just did the dunking. I used bowls of water that were 110°F and 40°F. Of the 18 seeds I treated, 15 sprouted, with the first roots visible at 11 hours. I'm now going to try it on some gourd seeds. Thank you for the idea.

Thanks for sharing this tip. I've never seen pepper seeds germinate in 10 hours. I'm going to try it!

Awesome Video ! I had always wondered about rapid cycling the day - night cycle... But never imagined that you could pull it off by simply dipping the seed in hot water then cold 5 times in a row... that is totally amazing.

I only just learned about this method and could not believe how well it worked! I've anxiously waited ~7-14 days for my seeds to sprout for so many years. The tip you are trimming off is called the "Radicle." For me, I did not need to do any of the hot / cold dunking. Just trim the radicle as he shows, soak in warm water for 10 minutes and then leave in a warm place. The hot / cold dunking might have some benefits for marginal seeds but for me it has not been necessary. Regardless, thank you for this video!

Hey, I just tried it, and it works. I was really shocked Thanks man

It's great I do this with squash type of seeds, sand paper sandwich, and gentle rub works great with smaller seeds. It's called scarification, I believe. Thank you for the video!

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Fascinating. Thanks for posting. I'll try doing this with my sweet pepper seeds.

Thx u 4 sharing, will try,,,in life u are never 2 old 2 learn,,,

I've got some late seeds coming still and this is a must. Thank you so much!!

Awesome tips on gardening! I will give this method a try! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

Great job!. I really love it. I'll try this.

I couldn't read your guide lines but wow. This is really interesting. Thank you

Thank You Awesome video. I get my seedlings started on top of the hot water heater

I just did it today at around 11 am to my chilli seeds and by 5 PM it sprouted. Astonishing, how did you think of it man. Thank you.

This works. I tried it with chilli (same family) and the following day the seeds sprouted. Now I'll see how they grow in the tray with soil.

Awesome and thanks for sharing ❤

Can it be done with any seeds? Thank you for your information.

Thank you for sharing this secret.

Great teaching video. I was amazed to see that it happened that fast. Well done.👍

Fascinating. Thank you

This is interesting, nice work :) As an experiment, I've just lined a plastic takeaway container with cotton pads moistened with warm water, Cut the pointy end off 12 sunflower seeds, popped cotton pads over the top, sprayed with warm water, put on the lid and popped the container on a heat mat. Fascinating if they germinate even after 24 hours. Thanks for the great video 👍👍👍👍

Thats awesome going to try this

Excellent explanation

thank you my friend, pepper seed has always been a hassle for many gardeners, specially for short season regions like I am living.. This is really a very help full video. Thank, thank you.🤩🤩🥰

Thankyou!!!!!!!!

Fascinating! Would this work with tomato seeds? We had a cold snap recently and I've had trouble getting my seeds to germinate using a Ziploc bag and paper towels in the window.

I did it yesterday. They sprouted today. I’ll use this method for bitter melon and long squash seeds which are very difficult to be germinated. Hopefully it works. Thank you so much. 👍❤️

Un grand Merci à Vous !!!

Thanks for this video! I will try this.

I have poor results sprouting pepper seeds so I will definitely try this thank you

Snipping off the node where the seed germinates makes sense. I will definitely try this and compare to the ones I already planted. Also, thank you for changing the voice on the video. It's so much easier to listen to! 😅

Brilliant! I have never seen this technique.

I going to try this method

great tip!!!!! working like magic🌱🌱🌱🌱 thanks

Great deep understanding 👏

Can you do that to all seeds¿ Thanks for the information bro Shalum! Amazing job!

Thank you ❤❤❤

Thanks. I will try this new method

Fantastic 🏆

Muv excelente v práctico

😃😃 Thank you!

Thank You

Great video. Interesting about the root knob/stub on the pepper seeds. Does this technique week for any other vegetables or flowers? Thanks

Very cool !! Nice job sir!

Sorprendente! Muy ingenioso el método. Algo similar se hace con semillas de limón, manzana, mandarina, que es quitarles totalmente la cobertura exterior, aunque ésta solo lo hace parcialmente y seguramente le permite ingresar más rápido el agua y expulsar la raíz. Gracias por difundirlo

What a great way to start

Good technique, what is temp of warm water, is bag of seeds placed in warm lite or dark room?

Hello, Thank you for your advice, can we use this method for poppy seeds flower ? Or other flowers ? Thank's a lot. Sorry for my bad english.

Thanks. Very useful. Best regards Your new subscriber.

Im having a hard time with paprika. Ill try this. Thx

So how did you get from pepper seeds to persimmons!!! 5:15

Can you do this, eith flower seeds too, thank you for the information ❤

Would this technique work for other seeds like tropical fruit seeds?

I’ve done this for years… it does work…

I want to try this method. What kind of tampon do you use for the cotton squares?

Can you try cilantro seeds and scallions seeds?

Good.

Wow, good expectations but where we can put the seedling tray initially, I mean in sun, in sun shade or in total shade.. kindly help...

I learned that sixty years ago from 4H instructor

Here is my guess why this works: When you nip-the-tip, you put a hole in the skin of the seed. When you you put the seed in hot water, the seed softens and the space inside expands, pulling in a wee bit of water through the hole. When you dip it in cold water, the space inside contracts - and pushes the water back out. When you put it back in the hot water, it expands and pulls water back in. Doing this 5 times is like squeezing a turkey baster bulb. What you are ultimately doing is getting water to the part of the seed that requires moisture in order to germinate. Folks that have NOT done the Hot/Cold bit but still had success is because simple capillary action will eventually pull water through the little hole. Both methods are going to be faster than keeping the seed moist for days and weeks and waiting for sufficient moisture to wick through the skin to start the germination. Thats my un-informed and untested guess anyway :)

Hello, in the case of seeds from RED APPLE PAPPERS Capsicum family, can this method also be used? Taking into account that these seeds are very different I even find it difficult to find their little nose...Please share your experience that shows.Thank you

Wow.. I've been using the refrigerator 3 days, soak in warm black tea 30 minutes trick and they germinate in 8 days but this is amazing. I will use this technique my next germination of pepper seeds. Thank you!

Amazing ❤❤

Awesomeness

trying it right now

What is the temperature of your hot and cold water?

Amei.

Just tried this with some tiny tomato seeds, had a peep after 6 hours and one had already sprouted. Great fun. Thanks.

Will it work with tomato seeds as well?

Very nice I am from Afghanistan I saw this video it was great but The pepper I have they have generated but they didn't grow any more, what should we do for growing them and of course my paper's seeds are from ijy karapeta family ,thanks.

Can confirm that the hot/cold cycles weren't even necessary. I got mass germination in 7 hours (!!) on both paprika and tomato seeds, including very old (8-9 yo tomato and 12 yo paprika) seed. It would be interesting to test this on rocoto seeds. They're worse than superhots -- notoriously hard to germinate. This time I only tried C. annuum since all my superhots are already up (I wish I had known about this before... next year I'll do all superhots like this!), and of course the tomatoes which I'm way too late with, so here's my chance to catch up with myself for this season! Update: I didn't do the hot/cold water thing because it makes no sense to me. In just a few seconds, you don't get "expansion" or "contraction" or anything, tells the engineer in me. For any such to occur, the seed, or at least the seed coat temperature would actually have to change. Meaning, you need to dip it long enough for an actual temperature change, at least in the seed coat, to take place. 5 seconds just won't cut it. You know also when you blanch vegetables for freezing. You quickly partially "cook" them and then you transfer them immediately to ice water. But it really must be ice water and a rather large volume of it, and even then it takes several minutes of soaking to actually stop the cooking process. Not seconds. Nevetherless, just doing the mechanical scarification was enough, and thank you for that. I used to scarify larger seeds but it never occurred to me to try it on chili/toms.

I have just planted more poke bean seeds. Half have been "snipped" meaning that I carefully cut a tiny end off. In fact a tiny part of the outer skin came off like egg shell. The other half I planted like normal. Not cut. I'll keep you posted 🙂

clever

I will try it. All the pre-soaking in chamomile tea never worked for me nor soaking in garlic, honey and aloe infused solutions either.

Can this be done with all seeds?

Is there a way to speed up cycle of long night short day blooming of chayote or winged beans?

I just take a plastic ziploc bag and put a wet paper towel in it then lay seeds on top. Lay on warm area( top of refrig) and get the same results in the same amount of time. Been doing this for years

Will this work the same for tomatoes?

Owoo amazing 👌👌👌

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I just tested this and it works. But per my test, don’t need to dip cold/hot water. Just cutting tips as effective.

Does this work with all seeds ?

Nice video

Hello my temperature of my house is 22 degree celsius can I put in the microwave oven without turning it on.

For this hot-water and cold-water dipping, how many rounds or how many minutes we need to do this?

Does this method only work peppers? or tomatoes, egg plants etc?

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i just want to know can i do this with watermelon seeds also?

I cannot believe it, but this ACTUALLY works! I tried on 5 pepper seeds that I've had a really hard time germinating 3 are visibly sprouting after 18 hours.

Im from India, where the min. temperature is 26°C and max is around 38°C. What would be your suggestion? Will the same cold and hot dunk help for this part of the world?

It WORKS for me. I cut the tip off the bell pepper seed and dip it in hydrogen peroxide 1% for 2 hours. Then I covered it with a kitchen towel soaked with hydrogen peroxide and kept it in a dark place. The next day I could see the roots forming. My other seeds in the soil for 3 weeks showed no sprouting.

Would this work with tomato seeds?