Seedling not shedding shell

[FelipeBlu]

 

[thinkbetter12]

One thing to try in the future is plant the seed tap root up. When the seed orientates itself it helps knock the helmet off.

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• MrSauga
• Nov 2, 2018
• tap root

Well this makes total sense. I could almost swear that almost every other thing I've read over the years said the inverse. Like pointing the root downward would give it a better chance at routing, or maybe I surmised that might be the reason. But that doesn't make much sense, and I can never get it perfectly placed in the soil with the root down anyways.

Thanks!

 

[MrSauga]

Well this makes total sense. I could almost swear that almost every other thing I've read over the years said the inverse. Like pointing the root downward would give it a better chance at routing, or maybe I surmised that might be the reason. But that doesn't make much sense, and I can never get it perfectly placed in the soil with the root down anyways.

Thanks!

Anytime... I'm glad you found it useful. When I first came across it I was thinking the same thing as you, but doing it this way I can honestly say I've never had helmet head. Maybe lucky, but as you mentioned, it all makes sense doing it this way.