Broken tap root

Prince4118 · Jul 3, 2014

I germinated a couple seeds the paper towel method and when I was transferring into the soil I accidently broke the very tip of the little tap root, I thought it was doomed but I put it into soil anyway in the hope for a miracle and treated it like any other new baby and wallah a few days later the little seed leaves have emerged from the soil it has defiantly lagged behind the others but is not looking healthy.

Has anyone else had this happen?? I thought for sure if I damages the tap root it was a goner

Diabolical666 · Jul 3, 2014

I rip roots everytime I transplant...It might come back....just wait it out. Do you have any nutes to give a little to it would be worth a shot..

tomascat · Jul 3, 2014

if it broke the surface o may be ok. u can only wait..they're resilient plants. good luck

mmjmon · Jul 3, 2014

Prince4118 said:
but is not looking healthy.

did you mean it does look healthy?

Prince4118 · Jul 4, 2014

mmjmon said:
did you mean it does look healthy?

I meant to say it's now looking healthy spelling error sorry

mmjmon · Jul 4, 2014

Prince4118 said:
I meant to say it's now looking healthy spelling error sorry

Yea, no problem... I just wanted to clarify since it seemed that was the direction your post was going.
:peace:

Prince4118 · Jul 9, 2014

mmjmon said:
Yea, no problem... I just wanted to clarify since it seemed that was the direction your post was going.

This plant still had no progress, the seed leaves are still green and look healthy but there are so signs or true serrated leaves at all it has me stumped

mmjmon · Jul 9, 2014

Prince4118 said:
This plant still had no progress, the seed leaves are still green and look healthy but there are so signs or true serrated leaves at all it has me stumped

Continue doing what you're doing. Don't over water. I'm guessing....that it is putting its energy into developing roots.

You have any pictures?

Da Mann · Jul 9, 2014

Don't waste your time unless you don't expect much.

Prince4118 · Jul 9, 2014

I'll try and get a photo a little later for you

mmjmon said:
Continue doing what you're doing. Don't over water. I'm guessing....that it is putting its energy into developing roots.

You have any pictures?

Prince4118 · Jul 9, 2014

mmjmon said:
You have any pictures?

I woke up this morning to take the photo and it isn't looking anywhere near as healthy as yesterday none of the brown was on them yesterday they were green, do you think this will grow or should i just start again ?

Bugeye · Jul 9, 2014

She's toast. You can't break the only tap root.

grorite · Jul 9, 2014

dead start fresh

mmjmon · Jul 9, 2014

Prince4118 said:
I woke up this morning to take the photo and it isn't looking anywhere near as healthy as yesterday none of the brown was on them yesterday they were green, do you think this will grow or should i just start again ?

Agghh... yea... Glad to see the pic. Start over. Chalk it up to experience.

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