Rapid Rooter question

no: so long as its not waterlogged;
but you might cut a bit of the web of the bottom, as they changed the recipe over the years using plastic webbing over the previous lighter stuff

good luck

 

nylon tough webbing replaced recent makes the roots hard to get thru at least in Europe
I slash the base makes it easy otherwize you can be in for a fight ..lol

or you can make your own with kitchen towel and 2 bottle caps ...lol

 

My rapid rooter's can be split easily by pulling on them. Must be different in United States

 

If it is wet rather than moist, squeeze away.

 

My rooter cubes are solid little cubes, no mesh or netting on them, I buy them in big ass lots that last me 1-2 years though, so they may be packed different.

That being said I just germed a few seeds into 2+ year old rooter cubes, here is how I do them.

24 hours before you plan to use them, I put them in a mason jar, fill it to the brim with distilled water, then screw the lid on so the cubes are totally immersed.

About 12 hours later, I drain the water away, and just leave them in the jar with the lid off for the excess water to drain off for like another 10-12 hours, pour out the excess, remove cubes and then they are typically good to go.

Got 6 for 6 this time on sprouting tails in the cubes, though they still need to break surface.


Final note with my own cube experiences, is that they dry from the outside in, so be sure to check around the hole and center of cube for wetness before re-misting, as it could still be plenty wet where the seed is.

Also if you use any kind of heating pad like I have here, you may need to mist them more often as they will dry faster.

So short answer is yes, you don't want them to be sopping wet when you put the seed in, but wetted all the way through at least, how you get it to an appropriate wetness is pretty much up to you.

Best of luck mate, hope this was helpful, apologies if it wasn't!