Quote Originally Posted by fluid69
hey weezard, what book was that from? I gotta check it out.
Aloha fluid69

Very old one. Cpywrt '79 & '86
Marijuana
The Cultivator's Handbook
Bill Drake

Ronin Press
out of Berkely.

Lost my original copy and could not remember which side went up, so I just bought a new copy.

Had I thought it through,
the shape of the seeds gives a clue.

Falling to ground, I'd guess, from the aerodynamics, that most of them land pointy side up
Kind like a teardrop.
(No, wait, small drops of liquid are round when falling. Judging from all the high-speed photos I've seen.)
But the falling comment still stands.

I only had 5 seeds, so I looked it up before I planted them.

And, if you think about the need to shed the husk it makes even more sense.
The stem's curve gives it leverage and pulling the partially opened husk through the soil in that direction helps to open and remove it.
Since I started doing it this way, I have not had to "help" one seedling shed it's husk.
The husks stay in the soil.

Regards,
Wee Zard