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I usually use the rooter plugs after germination, but I always use a heating pad during germination. (One specifically for heating seeds.)No one recommends use of a rapid rooter for germination? How about heating pads?
I plan to follow CC's recommendations to the T, but was just curious about this.
Would the same apply if you used the paper towel method to start the tap root? I was led to believe the tap root, when planting after it has cracked, was to point down. The method you point out is germinating straight in the soil. I was just wondering if the same method should be applied.Tap root should face upward when planting not downward
Tap root should face upward when planting not downward, that is all I would have to disagree with. I have no problem with people who want to do it that way but i'm going to keep planting it upwards. Saves the plant a lot of energy.
Good question, it doesn't matter how you start the tap root. Also the diagram above is a germinated seed that has been planted it isn't germinating in the soil. If the seed is planted with tap root facing down then it has to make 2 turns, UP until it recognizes light and then DOWN.Would the same apply if you used the paper towel method to start the tap root? I was led to believe the tap root, when planting after it has cracked, was to point down. The method you point out is germinating straight in the soil. I was just wondering if the same method should be applied.
The image with the correct way to plant the seed is hard to see the tap peeking out, so I assumed it was a planted seed in the soil with the pointy end up. Nonetheless it makes total sense and all my seeds in the future I will plant tap up!Good question, it doesn't matter how you start the tap root. Also the diagram above is a germinated seed that has been planted it isn't germinating in the soil. If the seed is planted with tap root facing down then it has to make 2 turns, UP until it recognizes light and then DOWN.
Yeah it is hard to see the tap root compared to the image with the incorrect way to plant. No matter what way seeds are planted there gonna come out on top anyway but it just saves time for the plant and ourselves and it also saves energy for the plant too. Probably doesn't make that much of a difference, but I like to help out anywhere that I can even from seed.The image with the correct way to plant the seed is hard to see the tap peeking out, so I assumed it was a planted seed in the soil with the pointy end up. Nonetheless it makes total sense and all my seeds in the future I will plant tap up!
Thanks for sharing that!
Yeah I guess you can never know for certain, its really a growers choice when it comes down to it. I have a green crack and pineapple express grow that I am going to be starting soon, it might be a little experiment for me to put one tap up and one tap down and see what difference there is as in time to sprout, etc. Probably would be better to do that test with the same strain though because there both going to be different anyway.What's interesting, and maybe it has nothing to do with it, with the two seeds I planted, one went tap up, the other tap down. I wanted both tap down so I played a bit with the tweezers to flip it but was not successful so I just left it up. The tap down sprouted 2 days before the tap up which would make sense since it was upside down so to speak. The tap up seems to be a little shorter in her growth rate but looks strong and healthy. The tap down girl has grown faster and looks just as healthy. Anyhow, just thought I would share that bit of information fwiw.
Those pots you have the seeds in do they dry out the soil fast? I know some fibre pots like those suck the water out fast. Or, is the soil still wet each time you are adding water?....As mentioned above, the seeds need little water if the soil is moist. You only need keep misting when it dries up. If it's dry each time you look at it then try replanting in a solo plastic cup.....With that much water and such a little tap root it probably worked it's way to the bottom and most likely will rot out....
In nature seeds fall as they will, point up, point down. I doubt that a factor so crucial to germination could be left up to chance this way.Good question, it doesn't matter how you start the tap root. Also the diagram above is a germinated seed that has been planted it isn't germinating in the soil. If the seed is planted with tap root facing down then it has to make 2 turns, UP until it recognizes light and then DOWN.
When you plant with tap root facing up it only has to make one turn after recognizing light, DOWN using less energy from the plant. If you look closely at a germinated seed you will see that the tap root when coming out has a slight turn on it already this is because when it comes out it turns and grows down into the medium, eventually straightening that curve to lift the seed to the surface.
I think it had to do with inexperience and bad timing having to leave town, and I don't mean that in a bad way.Can I get some feedback on where exactly I went wrong?
They were kept in the water way too long. Maximum 18 hours including the 12 hours when you tapped it down. Again, once the seed sinks it's ready to go to the paper towel.I put the seeds directly into a cup of water and after 12hrs I tapped them to the bottom. I let them sit for 24 more hours and then transferred them to the paper towel method,
Ya the paper towels cannot be saturated, moist only. The paper towel will stay moist for at least 24-36 hours. That's the reason why the first one is doubled over. If you keep them in an extremely warm or dry area then keep checking every 6 hours, else once a day is fine. When the towel doesn't have that wet look to it anymore spray it with water to remoisten.my paper towels were saturated not just moist
Typically the tap root may start in the glass of water. It's a swollen seed trying to pop inside out. Not really growing but it's off to a good start. After 24-36 hours, sometimes less, that tap root is big enough to plant.both seeds had a small tap root, very small but was still sticking out, but nowhere near 1/2-3/4”
It needs light at this point. Once in the soil you need to provide a light source...could be a small flourescent bulb, but putting it in the closet in the dark is not going to make it grow,Half the time they were in a dark closet uncovered, and the last 2 1/2 days I have had a ziplock bag over them sitting on my kitchen window sill.
So, bottom line to me is you had to rush things in the end due to being called out of town. Too much water and not enough light. Moisten the soil before planting the seed and cover it if you like with something clear, but don't keep adding water.