JimmyTheJaw
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some people just cant admit that they are wrong lol yeah i know what you mean with wasting good seeds but im sure that one i dug up will be fine.........i hope lol
alot of people say.......
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whiteflour
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This was first published in Bill Drakes book the Cultivators Handbook of Marijuana, the first cannabis "bible". Unfortunately he wasn't out for money so very few people own a copy of that. Everyone has got this notion of root tip down from Cervantes who said you should do it with rockwool, as it has a tendency to push out, which I agree with to a point. He failed however to explain why you should plant it tip up in soil, maybe because it should already be the accepted method. 
JimmyTheJaw
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green bean seeds......... more like big buddah cheese seeds
Johnny Retro
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Exactly as faded said.
Plant the seed and it will find its way to the surface, if it dosent, plant another one.
Plant the seed and it will find its way to the surface, if it dosent, plant another one.
really?
^^^^^^^ that is WRONG. they don't always do that. at least mine don't.
i showed pics of seeds with the root clearly pointed down. they never curled, curved, bent or otherwise. the root grew straight down, the seed cap grew straight up. did you all miss my pictures, or what?
seed don't give a damn which way it's planted. it knows better than you do. it''s a seed.
whiteflour
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Cannabis is no different than green beans. They are both Dicots.
The up and down root growth many propose is of Monocots. Like corn and grass.
The up and down root growth many propose is of Monocots. Like corn and grass.
so why do mine grow straight, with no curve?
JimmyTheJaw
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i thought you where on about my picture lol, anyway if this debate is as lame as you say why did you join it? i am only asking people's opionins on the matter, i asked if people point it up, down or just throw it in any old way and what do they think of the article
i'm on it to try to stop it. it's been dribbling around the forum for a week now. squash it.
i gave my opinion, as you asked.
JimmyTheJaw
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yeah your right you are just giving your opinion, i just cant understand how they curl with me and not with you?
yeah, i point them down and have never seen that whole S curve thing.
i always planted them down because that was the way they grew. i never knew better.
i don't think too hard about things and somehow it just works.
HookdOnChronics
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I've ALWAYS planted root tip down..... and it always works for me!
JimmyTheJaw
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im more of a throw it in and let it do its own thing kind of guy, and that always works for me, just want to know other thoughts on the matter
this is what i typically do. i use jiffy plugs so i just push them in and call it good. those pictured were pointed down intentionally though. they grew just fine.
whiteflour
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Funny.
Mandala says to orient them hoizontally because its "easier".
DrGreenthumb recommends planting with the root tip up.
Bill Drake recommends root tip up.
USDA research on dicots proves Hypocotyl end DOWN is very unsuccessful.
NO ONE has a valid reason for planting root tip down.
Hmmmmmmmmmmm.
Mandala says to orient them hoizontally because its "easier".
DrGreenthumb recommends planting with the root tip up.
Bill Drake recommends root tip up.
USDA research on dicots proves Hypocotyl end DOWN is very unsuccessful.
NO ONE has a valid reason for planting root tip down.
Hmmmmmmmmmmm.
letitgrow77
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Cool pics fddwhere is all this up and down stuff coming from? it's a SEED.
mine grow straight, tap root down. View attachment 1024118View attachment 1024119
how about, "because that is the way it grows. tap root down." pretty basic stuff.
i don't get it either. the root grows downward so i point it downward and it grows straight downward. somewhere, i'm told, i'm doing something wrong.
blustarr57
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God made those little boogers know how to grow. When they grow in the wild nothing comes along and makes sure how the seed is laying.