MustangStudFarm
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This is the problem, taproot side down! Even sideways is better. I have messed up a couple of times and had the taproot upward, it gives them only a small chance of survival...
Problems with seeds sprouting
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MustangStudFarm
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I put mine straight into FoxFarm's Light Warrior seed starter! Taproot side down and I water the soil BEFORE I pot it.No fuckin' paper towels, no pre soaking, no jiffy peats, no scratching! Just plant them half an inch deep, straight in a good substrate. Instead of focusing on fucked up methods, just focus on providing your seeds with the right pH, right temperature and right level of humidity. I always germinate my seeds in coco and I have 100% germination rates, unless something is wrong with the seed itself, which is rare! Remember that high quality fresh seeds have ENOUGH water in their cells which keeps them viable. When you soak fresh seeds in water, water will penetrate the hull of the seeds and their cells will absorb water until they rot and die from oxygen deprivation. So don't do that! But don't get me wrong. There are lots of plants that need soaking as a seed to germinate, but cannabis ain't one of them! For my current grow, I have germinated about 25 seeds so far from 9 different breeders, straight in coco. They all popped. Not a single problem. (DON'T JINX IT!)
lawlrus
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This is bullshit. "small chance of survival" my ass.This is the problem, taproot side down! Even sideways is better. I have messed up a couple of times and had the taproot upward, it gives them only a small chance of survival...
MustangStudFarm
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Planting the taproot upward?
lawlrus
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I've planted seeds every different direction you possibly could and have never seen any issues with properly prepared medium.
SPLFreak808
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This is how i always do it. I have a 100% germ rate and im not sure how people have problems with this, its how it grows naturally. Any problems would be from an over-saturated medium/planted too deep or bad seeds. If it had a tap root, you might be watering too much or too forcefully which can stress the tap root at the surface
The seeds that do not germ,wont even sprout a tap root(bad seed). Doing it this way gives the stalk big ass tap knot right below the stalk once matured.
MustangStudFarm
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Go plant your shit with the taproot up then!!!
MustangStudFarm
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this guy did it!!!
MustangStudFarm
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This is how I plant my seeds, and this is how I am going to tell everybody to plant their seeds. Fucking Tap root pointing towards the fucking sky!!! Hey, this is great fucking info man
So, taproot up is your preferred method???
MustangStudFarm
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I think that it is time for me to step out and leave you guys to it!!!
lawlrus
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My preferred method is to throw the shit in the hole in the pot and let it grow. You're complicating an uncomplicated issue.
Hessam
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Taproots are sensitive to gravity. They always find their way downwards, as long as you plant your seeds deep enough and don't fuck with them on purpose!
J Bleezy
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I was thinking the same thing when I saw the pic of the root sticking straight up out of the rapid rooter. Almost looks like someone fliped it upside down and then took the pic. But then, why is the root coming out of the top of the rapid rooter? I suppose they could've started it with the rapid rooter upside down. That pic is all kinds of confusing.
Kcbscrogger
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I have never put a bean in soil in any particular position and I get great germination rates. They were growing on there own long before we came along and started smoking their asses.
Hessam
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This guy is a fuckin' turd! You can't figure out what the fuck he has done only based on a picture and his stupid statements!
Hessam
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Just look at this picture. Taproot is already above the soil, but has found its way towards the ground. You just proved my point.
Hessam
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The only story here is LACK OF KNOWLEDGE my friend! That's why they do all these things and always come back again and ask about their failure! Because they have no idea what they're doing.
SPLFreak808
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No, my preferred method is dropping the seed in the tiny little 1/4-1/2" hole straight into 1 gallon of ffof/b2. I do not pre-germinate unless i have a crap batch of seeds. Guess what though, 90% of the time, my beans land with the heavy side down just like a tear drop going with gravity. Heavy side down = tap root up. Also, the base of the stalk seems to be more robust later in life when the tap root makes a knot before going down.
MustangStudFarm
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So, back to the original question! Are you going to plant your seeds with the tap roots pointing up or down next time?
Chunky Stool
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Soak & poke.
Just like a hot date...
Just like a hot date...