Germination Machine

mattkeddie · April 19, 2013

In the early 2008 I was working with an ionic transducer to create an accelerated germination system with technology NASA developed using ultrasonics to vibrate nutrient-rich solutions into fog. The pioneer of the technology had some unrelated legal troubles causing me to fall out of contact and halting any further progress. I was unsuccessful in sustaining lasting tomato life with salted based nutrients because they did not "carry" well in fog. Amino acid chelated nutrients worked flawlessly but for me hydro/aeroponics was just a hobby and I had no avenue to distribute my work... so I pulled the plug.

Fast forward to a couple weeks ago.
Lots of seeds were coming in for a seed supplier review venture I'm working on and after sowing what was needed for the research I had plenty of extras to play with!

Enter the "Germination Machine"

Basically it is a 95 qt rubbermaid tote with a 1020 tray cut into the lid with a humidity dome. The vapor is created by the ionic transducer on a float.

As the humidity and temp are easily controlled, if you want it cooler add more water to the reservoir or if you need less humidity run the transducer on a cycle timer.

I plan on building a "cleaner" design so i'll be sure to take step-by-steps and write a tutorial for it.

In past trials I could germinate better boys in rockwool in about 24-36 hours. I am using 2" cups with potting soil. I have never used soil as media in this setup so this will be a new experiment.

Experiment Details
Seed Source: www.sampleseeds.com
4 Ananas Noire
4 Cherokee Green
4 Berkeley Tye Dye
4 Goose Creek
4 Green Doctor Frosted
4 Chocolate Stripes
4 Gajo de Melon
4 Pork Chop
4 Grub's Mystery Green

I will update upon seed sprouting!

Thank You

April 19, 2013	#1
mattkeddie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 16	Germination Machine In the early 2008 I was working with an ionic transducer to create an accelerated germination system with technology NASA developed using ultrasonics to vibrate nutrient-rich solutions into fog. The pioneer of the technology had some unrelated legal troubles causing me to fall out of contact and halting any further progress. I was unsuccessful in sustaining lasting tomato life with salted based nutrients because they did not "carry" well in fog. Amino acid chelated nutrients worked flawlessly but for me hydro/aeroponics was just a hobby and I had no avenue to distribute my work... so I pulled the plug. Fast forward to a couple weeks ago. Lots of seeds were coming in for a seed supplier review venture I'm working on and after sowing what was needed for the research I had plenty of extras to play with! Enter the "Germination Machine" Basically it is a 95 qt rubbermaid tote with a 1020 tray cut into the lid with a humidity dome. The vapor is created by the ionic transducer on a float. As the humidity and temp are easily controlled, if you want it cooler add more water to the reservoir or if you need less humidity run the transducer on a cycle timer. I plan on building a "cleaner" design so i'll be sure to take step-by-steps and write a tutorial for it. In past trials I could germinate better boys in rockwool in about 24-36 hours. I am using 2" cups with potting soil. I have never used soil as media in this setup so this will be a new experiment. Experiment Details Seed Source: www.sampleseeds.com 4 Ananas Noire 4 Cherokee Green 4 Berkeley Tye Dye 4 Goose Creek 4 Green Doctor Frosted 4 Chocolate Stripes 4 Gajo de Melon 4 Pork Chop 4 Grub's Mystery Green I will update upon seed sprouting! Thank You