Quote Originally Posted by zekeyboy
I've never heard of that. I always plant mine with the root pointed downward, and they always sprout.
no worries, either way works, nature is smarter than us ... nature's way provides for the heavier, rounded end to land down (called 'gravity'), then, the emerging taproot will sense the soil surface, and flip over ... botanists feel this 'flipping' motion helps loosen and remove the outer shell, on its way to the surface ... I just happen to plant pointed-end down, 1/2" deep in soil, to be obnoxious, I guess ... too near the surface, the plant loses needed stability, too deep, delays emergence ... I also do NOT pre-soak seeds, or use the paper-towel method (a breeding ground for Pythium Wilt) ... that taproot is extremely sensitive to light or disturbance. leave it alone ... just do it like Mother Nature, drop it into moist soil, and don't water it until necessary, that's what kills off seedlings :smokin: