damp tissue method

[buckyboy]

I tried the damp tissue method with a few seeds the other day, and this morning a couple of them have started to show roots. Question is: How do I transplant the seed to the soil? Will the roots get damaged if I touch them? And how do I lay the seed in the soil? Which direction? Thanks guys. Probably some dumb questions, but I usually just throw them in the ground, without sprouting first.

buckyboy Reviewed by buckyboy on 01-21-2008. damp tissue method I tried the damp tissue method with a few seeds the other day, and this morning a couple of them have started to show roots. Question is: How do I transplant the seed to the soil? Will the roots get damaged if I touch them? And how do I lay the seed in the soil? Which direction? Thanks guys. Probably some dumb questions, but I usually just throw them in the ground, without sprouting first. Rating: 5

[buckyboy]

Come on guys, my pots have soil and are waiting for seeds. HELP ME OUT. PLEASE!

[dylan]

Just stick them in the soil. Plants have a sense of gravity, and will grow away from it.

I usually plant directly in soil, but when I first started I did germinate. As soon as the seed pops plant it, sothe roots don't get damaged.

Just be carefull and you'll be fine.

[buckyboy]

Thanks Dylan. How deep? Bout a quarter inch?

[dylan]

Ya, 1/4-1/2"

[psychocat]

Handle with care trying not to touch the root , tweezers are handy for that.
Plant around a 1/4 inch down (I poke a small hole in the soil using a pencil) and gently cover them.