Newbie Simple question.

[BaboKoyanggi]

I am planning my 4th grow. I mostly grow dudes, just my luck. I want to know which way I should plant my sprouted seeds. Up until now I just guessed. I put them in a cup of water for a day or two, sprout comes out. Is it the top or the bottom? Do I put it sprout down or sprout up. Is it the root or the sprout part of the plant that breakes the soil surface?
Thats my basic question. I hope you can take the guess work out of my life.

 

[igohydro]

The root you see should always point down.

 

[BaboKoyanggi]

So the sprout that comes out is the root?

 

[Maj.PotHead]

i plant the tarpot upward , ive found this way to usally remove the seed and husk in the soil

 

[FrayedO]

The sprout is the part that comes out of the soil, the root is the part that is stuck in the ground. If ur talking about the white tip that comes out of the seed during germination, that is a tap root, it is the start of the roots. It dosnt matter which way you put the tap root in, it all ways finds it way down into the soil.

 

[mitsu1]

The end with the seed goes up. Root down. 1/4"-1/2" of soil on top of seed shell. Deeper for some strains that don't let go of thier shells easily..Take care not to "j" the root. In other words make sure the root tip is not pointing up but strait down..

These babies are getting planted as discribed above.....hope this helps...peace

 

[mace_ecam]

i plant the tarpot upward , ive found this way to usally remove the seed and husk in the soil

total agreement

its the way it would be in nature

way too many pot myths around(paper towels and other bs)

mace

 

[Guest]

When you plant taproot up the way its supposed to be the taproot makes an immediate U-turn going point down into the soil lifting the seedleaves upwards normally taking off the husk as it gets lifted if you can picture that in your stoney braincell

 

[igohydro]

The guy is prolly just as confused,the tap root grows down theres no need for confusion afterall this site is for learning not replicating nature.

 

[Guest]

He asked a simple question,the simple answer is it really makes no diffetrence the seed will do what it needs to,but the correct way supposedly is taproot up.

 

[igohydro]

"supposedly"my piont exactly

 

[minds_I]

Hello all,

Makes no difference when the tap root is small, but I would put it down if as long as the pics above

Next question please!

minds_I

 

[Old Soul]

It doesn't matter if the tap root is up or down, it knows which way to go!

Peace

Old Soul

 

[Cheeba]

Hey BaboKoyanggi you see this thread by kov?
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=24420

 

[Guest]

(paper towels and other bs)

haha, hell yeah. Fuck paper towels. All folks gotta do is soak in water for 24 hours, then plant into soil mix. Even the ones with no taproot will sprout almost as fast, a lot of times just as fast, or hell sometimes even faster.

But yeah, it really doesn't matter all that much, up, down, it'll most likely still pop if it's viable seed. Plant it on it's side if you really want to be safe.

 

[igohydro]

Not all beans pop in 24hours,paper towels work very,very well.

 

[sproutco]

Geotropism

Geotropism

I don't think it matters which way you plant the seed with the emerging root. It senses gravity and the root will go downward. This is called geotropism.

 

[igohydro]

Would you plant yours pointing up?The husk could prevent germination.

 

[sproutco]

I soak my seeds for only 12 hours. Most times the seed doesn't break the shell yet. Then I plant in soilless mix. 100% germination unless the seed is bad.

 

[BaboKoyanggi]

Thanks to everyone for your input. My question has been answered. Cheeba that thread by Kov was very interesting, nice.