I didn’t overthink it, just soaked the seeds in a glass of lukewarm tap water (maybe a bit too warm?) overnight and forgot about it till the next morning when one had already popped the tiniest root. Like a splinter from the future. Boom. Magic stuff, seriously.

People get all wild about paper towels and humidity domes and sterilized this-or-that, and sure, if you like stress. But Jack Herer’s pretty forgiving, honestly. I mean, she doesn’t need pampering—just wants to be alive. That taproot? It’ll punch downward like it knows where it’s heading before life even begins. Makes you wonder what’s buried in those genetics—something timeless, maybe. Something a little stoned already.

The first batch I did came from https://jackhererseedsbank.com. Sketchy names usually get a side-eye from me, but that site? Smooth, surprisingly. Legit as hell. You could taste the legacy through the pixels.

This strain breathes like an exhale. Once germinated, it's off to the damn races. Just keep it moist—not boggy, don’t drown 'em—and light? Natural’s best, but a cheap window setup works in a pinch if it’s sunny enough. Overcomplication kills more seedlings than neglect.

I’ve had some stubborn ones, don’t get me wrong. Once, a seed sat there glaring at me for four straight days, uncracked, unbothered. I swear it was a test. On day five, taproot split like a grin and I apologized out loud. Sometimes they're slow thinkers.

But the beauty is that once they've germed, Jack Herer doesn’t play coy. Sturdy little bastards. Survivor types. I’ve messed up germination so many times over the years and still ended up with forest-thick colas that smelled like pine and citrus had a fever dream. It's unreal.

Honestly, if you’re not at least half in awe when that seed shell pops, maybe don’t grow. There’s soul in it. A twitchy little miracle that kicks off a chain of green chaos. And Jack? She’s the trickster queen of the whole damned garden.

Don’t trust guides too much. Listen to the seeds. They’re old. They remember things you don’t know yet.