Myth about tap roots...

[Delta9Haze420]

PAGING D9!!! PAGING D9!!!! LOGIC NEEDED IN THE SPIRITUALITY FORUM!!!!

LMAO haha *NICE* Stinky!!!!

[HARDDON]

To answer the original question without all the bullshit arguing or discussion...

THe tap root is placed DOWN for one reason only...

It reduces the stress on the plant.

It gets no more simple than that.

Less stress = more females.

Have fun.

[Delta9Haze420]

To answer the original question without all the bullshit arguing or discussion...

THe tap root is placed DOWN for one reason only...

It reduces the stress on the plant.

It gets no more simple than that.

Less stress = more females.

Have fun.

This is actually one of the best arguments I have heard for the issue.

However two things remain questioned: First - How much stress is a seedling really under with its tap root facing sideways or up? I am guessing not nearly as much stress as other factors like poor pH balance or moisture control create. Second - Is sex even determined by environmental conditions in Cannabis, or is it predetermined by chromosomal traits (as is the case in humans with the X-Y chromosome). Sex can be determined via one of those ways - genetic inheritance, or environment. I don't know which is the case for Cannabis, but I would say sex is much more dependent on genetics. Why, you ask? Because it is possible to genetically breed plants to produce "feminized seeds." If sex were determined environmentally, it would be extremely difficult to impossible to create a "female" seed type, because a bunch of them would go hermie or male based on the environment. Thus, there must be a very strong genetic component to what sex a seed will produce, and indeed every seed is probably already either male or female before it even germinates. This is just my "face value" take on the situation though...

I like Stinky's take on the matter though. Simple instructions for simple tasks. If it makes it easier to understand for n00bs to say place tap root down, then stick with a single method uniformly when teaching technique. We wouldn't want some prospective grower to think the tap root was the shoot and plant it so the root is above ground, now would we? I think this reason (avoiding n00bs mistaking the tap root for a shoot) is probably the best reason to promote planting tap roots down, and it follows along some of the same ideology as what stinky said.

Bottom line to someone who knows what they are doing though: direction of tap root when put to soil is probably one of the least influential things in growing, all other factors considered. Well discussed topic though...

[palerider7777]

im a big fan of letting people say what they want

[HARDDON]

Hey...

Just stick the fricking seeds in the fricking dirt and let them at it.

What a collective waste of time over something as simple as sticking a seed in the dirt.

Give them the ultimate in temps water and light and you get 75% females everytime.

Problem solved.

[Divestoned]

Im gonna let loose a secret.....i take a coffee cup w/a lil water and a splash of "b1" or "thrive alive",toss in the beans,set it under the kitchen sink and a day or two later.....sprouts.
As far as the tap root discussion goes.....better to start your root headed the right way if you have the option.

Dive:stoned: