i was just reading a post that asked

"when to plant seed after germ" someone told him to plant seed point up is that right

i always plant point down and it works

whats right here or does it matter

will seed go right way no matter what

is there an expert in the house

i dont need just another opinion

thanks

RichED said:

"when to plant seed after germ" someone told him to plant seed point up is that right

i always plant point down and it works

whats right here or does it matter

will seed go right way no matter what

is there an expert in the house

i dont need just another opinion

thanks

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You want to plant with the taproot down. I am assuming this is the point you are talking about. If you put it in there before much of the taproot shows it will usually orient itself properly but you really should plant it facing down.

Stick with the way you doing it mate. There are people for some reason do plant their seeds with the root pointing up. I really can not see the reasoning behind this train of thought. If it aint broke, dont fix it. One thing though, to avoid having to do this try germinating straight into jiffy plugs or straight into your soil. Avoids the risk of damaging the taproot.

Most here will tell you pointed side down, because the root comes out of that side and it will go down...but this is what I found on another site: http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseeds.info/how-to-position-sow-cannabis-seeds-in-soil.html

Some will tell you it doesn't matter...

But, regardless of all these methods and discrepancies I would just germinate using the paper towel method, which the nirvana seed shop site explains, and then putting the seed in the soil tap root down.
Hope this helped.

**EDIT**
I re-read your post and realized you said AFTER germinating. Yes, definitely tap root down. Personally I leave the seed either exposed to the surface or just sprinkle some dirt on top...Let the tap root grow to 1/2"-1" but never let it develop enough to grow hairs.

Sorry mate, am obsessed with jiffy plugs! Anyway you say the way you are doing it works fine, if that is the case stick with it.

RichED said:

"when to plant seed after germ" someone told him to plant seed point up is that right

i always plant point down and it works

whats right here or does it matter

will seed go right way no matter what

is there an expert in the house

i dont need just another opinion

thanks

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i mysef just germed some beans in paper towel, and when i dropped one of them in the soil i didnt want to touch the root so i jus left it. the stem popped out followed by the catys. took about 12 hours for it to straighten itself out . you should be fine

kaiser it seems that i have been doing it wrong but its been working
i will try point up next time to see what happens
i normally give out one rep per post and mr K this ones for you
reps in the mail my man

If i'm sprouting in soil, I now always plant point down. When younger, I thought that the white shout that germinated from a seed (out of the point) was the begining of a plant reaching up for the sun. I now know, It's okay to see the whole seed lift up out of the ground on top of your seedling. I'm sure that a strong seed will be able to right itself if planted upside-down, but why burden it? The most interesting insight i've yet to gain from the germination of seeds is, while caving I saw trash left by partying kids in a "wild" cave. There was empty cig packs, cheese curls laying all over the place, and most notably, pot seeds with 5-6 inch sprouts coming out. I was able to easily see that huge sprout in pure darkness as a tap-root, but i'm unsure why they took off at 52 fehenheit. I hope that answers your question, (point down), Sorry if i got side-tracked, I'm high as hell.

How have you been doing it wrong? Seeds fall from plants, there aint no seed fairy that goes round making sure the seed is sitting the right way. On the say of one individual and what it says on a seed site you are gonna change the way you grow, even though you are having success. Dont understand that one.

Sorry mate never saw you had edited!

RichED said:

"when to plant seed after germ" someone told him to plant seed point up is that right

i always plant point down and it works

whats right here or does it matter

will seed go right way no matter what

is there an expert in the house

i dont need just another opinion

thanks

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There really isn't a wrong or right way man. Use what works for you. Planting directly into soil instead of paper towel germinating is the best way IMO. There have been several threads lately about germinating seeds and everybody has some querky way of doing it. If you let the taproot get too long though the germed seedling quickly loses viability. Plus you can rip off some of the tiny hairs on the root which will stress the seedling. The paper towel method also leaves the tiny exposed seedling to mold and fungal disease. Just some food for thought.