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There are pieces of the seed stuck to the tip of my seedling holding it closed, i watched a video and the guy just picked it off but its on there good and i dont want to pull hard and damage the seedling. What can i do?!?
Take a really small pin or something,There are pieces of the seed stuck to the tip of my seedling holding it closed, i watched a video and the guy just picked it off but its on there good and i dont want to pull hard and damage the seedling. What can i do?!?
Thanks so much! I carefully removed them from both seedlings.
Is that for real? I have to disagree with that picture a seeds tap root uses gravity to know where down is not the posisiyion of the seed itself. No way all seeds fall and land perfectly, plus I've germed on plates that got forgotten about then noticed with a tap root that's 4 inches long, just poked a hole in dirt and threw it in wrapping the root into a bunch and never noticed a problem or stunt.
Nature isn't worries about every seed landing right. I think a majority of the time the big side would land down. Not that one that doesn't land perfect isn't going to grow, but might reduce their chance somewhat. But if you sprouts a seed (in a paper towel or what ever) and has the root showing, then the root must go down. It's too late for the flip action of the seed as it breaks ground and if you point the root up, the plant will burn up. Personally I just like to crack and go straight into dirt pointed end up..
I would say that tap root planted upwards may assist in shedding the seed hull, but science tells us that gravity dictates the direction in which roots (positive geotropism) and shoots (negative geotropism) grow. Positive geotropism...Nice so then I should not matter the direction of the seed itself. Now I know what' it actually called cheers.
I would say that tap root planted upwards may assist in shedding the seed hull, but science tells us that gravity dictates the direction in which roots (positive geotropism) and shoots (negative geotropism) grow. Positive geotropism...
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I would assume that survival is more powerful force than gravity.
No science to back this up but common sense, if the plant is lacking in something it's desperately seeking it would go against its instinct to grow roots down and grow them up to find what its looking for.
Or maybe some seeds are confused by all the liberal hippy where men can be feminists., like some of our children seem to be. Wink wink. Joke
I would venture to speculate that high humidity levels cause this, as roots also grow in search lf moisture.Then why are there pics of roots growing up and out of soil and cubes?
I have not had it happen personally. The growers usually have extremely high humidity when that happens. And what about upside down planters?
You know that I love and respect your opinion, but to me, your statement is akin to saying that the Earth is flat. What are you basing your theory on? Or better yet, what is it that you theorize? You don't believe the science of geotropism; what is it that you believe? Positive vibes...The point is that i dont think gravity is how they work. They can grow sideways out of a crack. The roots look for the light and then turn round and find purchase in the soil. Then they grow and search for water and nutrients. Gravity is not the guiding factor.