Germination

the small amount of superthrive will increase germination rate and lower time, its because of those hormones and b vitamins as said above

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Originally Posted by bririr

The only people i have seen that have put the tap root facing up like 6 times out of 10 the tap root comes out of the top of the medium instead of the first 2 leaves.

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Well, If left alone that looping tap-root breaking the surface would direct back down and prop up the sprout head. This is the way they raise themselves up through the soil/leaves/bark/etc in nature when they are naturally germinating through leverage. I guess if what you do works then by all means more power to you. But you will get seedlings stuck down under the surface of the soil/rockwool and you will get seed shells stuck on the sprout which sometimes can really screw things up if you point pre-germinated sprouts pointing DOWN.

You should not be having to pull the seed shell off the seedlings, it should naturally discard if you do not rush it as the seedling is still developing underneath and needs to be protected from the light, as it grows and expands it will break out by itself. The protective sheath around the starter leaves also supply nutrients for the seedling to start to grow so don't be in too much of a hurry to pull this right off.

And finally, superthrive is truly AMAZING..no garden should be without it. I have heard stories of 8 or 9 week flowering strains being totally done in 6 or 7 weeks and yielding even more using superthrive throughout the growth cycle since seedling stage. The bigger the root system and infrastructure of the plant the larger the resulting buds will be. This is a proven fact. People using superthrive sometimes find very young small plants totally root-bound in their container because of the massive root development from using ST, be ready to transplant early when using it. It should not be used for the last 2 weeks or so of flowering though as it may delay ripening because the buds will keep growing & growing in some cases. This can also be a good thing though if you have plenty of time. ;)

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You should not be having to pull the seed shell off the seedlings, it should naturally discard if you do not rush it as the seedling is still developing underneath and needs to be protected from the light, as it grows and expands it will break out by itself. The protective sheath around the starter leaves also supply nutrients for the seedling to start to grow so don't be in too much of a hurry to pull this right off.

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The only time I pull the seed shell off is when it is obviously stuck, and it needs a little encouragement to help it along.

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Well, If left alone that looping tap-root breaking the surface would direct back down and prop up the sprout head

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The times when i have seen it happen it isn't looping at all its just coming straight up out of the soil like a stem but with no leaves on it.:)

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Originally Posted by bririr

The times when i have seen it happen it isn't looping at all its just coming straight up out of the soil like a stem but with no leaves on it.:)

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Wow, crazy stuff man :stoned:

They must want to grow upside down! haha

Good luck bro :hippy: