Quote Originally Posted by elcheapo
There are lots of different ways to germinate. When planting a seed, the tap root is supposed to face upwards. Its supposed to curl up over the seed then back down again. The first thing you should see is a little loop of root/stem coming out of the medium. It then pulls the seed up and uncurls. See pics. It's different if you use the paper towel method though. The tap root seems to just come out straight most of the time. In the past I've then just planted it with the root facing down and the seed part level with the top of the medium.
Sorry, you're wrong.

The taproot should be facing DOWNWARDS when put into soil. Why? Because that's the way the MJ seed works, it digs into the soil, curves upwards and then back down again. Sorry, i'm not good at explaining things...so i've made a lil diagram...

Thanks for this thread, threadstarter... good to see a step-by-step guide for germination for the newbies.