Planting freshly germinated seeds

So I've read around and found that some people point the freshly popped seeds with the tap root facing up because this is the natural way? Some people point the tap root down, so I was wondering which way is the best or if it even matters?

Yes, that's the best way, because it's fastest. They'll grow just fine if you put them in upside-down, you'll just lose a little time, as the taproot readjusts and starts growing downwards again. They respond to gravity, and will always rearrage so that the taproots grows downwards, no matter how they are placed in the soil.

LOL, and that my friends is why I always plant a dry, non-sprouted seed directly into the grow medium, about 1/4 inch deep. The seed awakens and knows what position to assume, no human guess work here.
Good luck & good grow.......BB

Burger Boss said:

LOL, and that my friends is why I always plant a dry, non-sprouted seed directly into the grow medium, about 1/4 inch deep. The seed awakens and knows what position to assume, no human guess work here.
Good luck & good grow.......BB

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Definitely nature's way to do it, but much safer for the new guys to germ first, so that they don't risk burying them too deep, for example, and having them not germ at all, or die right away, starting directly in soil. Less room for mistakes, is a good thing, when starting with pricey seeds.

Facing up is not the natural way. Seeds that have to turn around to root the tip of the radical are planted upside down.