germintating upside down?

i planted 4 seeds in the soil on july 8 and 3 of them sprouted within 2-3 days. today i got curious of whats going on with the 4th seed so i decided to dig it up. i saw that the root was on top and the leaf part was on the bottom so i flip it around and buried the root back in soil. just wondering is it dead? the two oval leaves are yellow.

it will most likely die within a few days. it'll shrivel up until you can barely see it then the next day...gone lol. if it does come back it'll be an f-ing miracle lol

put it in a humid dome or a dome of some kind that u can make on your own. that'll give it the best chance to survive.

damn

how's it doin?

you were right

i dont understand this?

meh. sounded like a reject anyway. sorry bout yer sprout.

too bad. how'r the other sprouts?

I have had this happen to me before where I had planted a seed in soil and 2 days went by and im like why is this not sprouting. So I unearthed it and found it growing upside down like a U and when I looked into why it happend, some people recommend planting your seed tail up, and I planted mine tail down. But somehow the plant is supposed to grow its root out and downward and then come up but I just reburied it root down and put it under some light and it stared to grow normal so who knows what may happen with the sprout.

vanslyke said:

too bad. how'r the other sprouts?

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their doing great except for the best looking one been droopy for 4 days now. think i overwater it but i havent water it for 2 days now but still droopy.

hmm, try misting it a couple times a day.

vanslyke said:

hmm, try misting it a couple times a day.

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misting the soil or leaves?

I have some Afghani seeds and everytime I pop some the tap root comes out instead of the leaves. I ALWAYS have to flip those babies right side up and all is well. Some of the best I have ever smoked but regardless of what you do, they come up...upside-down!

maybe you are underwatering? i would ASSUME that natural earth is dry on top, moist underneath. so if the seed felt more moisture on top, it's gonna grow a root towards the top.
i have this problem with clones sometimes because im too judicious in water application, and i generally dont water enough to moisten the soil all the way down. they can develop shallow roots this way. i would bet this behavior would be more common in spray watering, where the top soil gets thouroughly wetted but may not be moist enough to travel deeper than a half inch or so.
i may try to force this behavior with hermie seeds, just for curiosity's sake.

it was overwater havent water it for 3 days now the leaves are starting to go back up. =)

nice.
and i meant spray the leaves.

myself, when i start new seedlings and clones i always mist 2 or 3 times a day for the first week or 2 of their lives. then go to once every day or 2 after that for the rest of veg. and i don't mist at all during flowering. mayybe once a week if i think it needs a bit moisture.