The Inverted Herb Nazi
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I recently started my first grow with Aurora Indica and Jock Horror from Nirvana, germing and starting indoors in soil before putting them in the ground in my backyard.
So I was wondering what is the initial sprout supposed to look like when it first pokes through the soil? One of them seems to be sprouting but it's just the white tap root poking through. Is this normal or is an actual stem supposed to come directly out?
I ordered 5 feminized seeds of each strain and originally germed 3 of each by soaking in a cup of distilled water then placed in jiffy pots with soil from outdoors with organic tomato fertilizer(5-6-5) mixed in, but my dog got into them and tore some of them to shreds and knocked the soil out of the rest(12-24 hours after planting). I managed to gather some of the soil and fill about 3 of the pots back up in the unlikely event any might continue to grow. I physically found one seed(root no longer visible) and immediately placed it back into one of these pots. The aspiring plant in question is one of these, so I can't verify the positioning of the seed and was delighted when I noticed the root earlier today.
So is it normal that the root is growing up and out of the soil or should there be a stem emerging out of the soil instead? Should I let it grow as it is? For now I've sprinkled a bit more soil on top to cover the root because I don't know what to do.
All assistance is much appreciated. Also, currently germinating my four remaining seeds and planted a bagseed earlier today.
So I was wondering what is the initial sprout supposed to look like when it first pokes through the soil? One of them seems to be sprouting but it's just the white tap root poking through. Is this normal or is an actual stem supposed to come directly out?
I ordered 5 feminized seeds of each strain and originally germed 3 of each by soaking in a cup of distilled water then placed in jiffy pots with soil from outdoors with organic tomato fertilizer(5-6-5) mixed in, but my dog got into them and tore some of them to shreds and knocked the soil out of the rest(12-24 hours after planting). I managed to gather some of the soil and fill about 3 of the pots back up in the unlikely event any might continue to grow. I physically found one seed(root no longer visible) and immediately placed it back into one of these pots. The aspiring plant in question is one of these, so I can't verify the positioning of the seed and was delighted when I noticed the root earlier today.
So is it normal that the root is growing up and out of the soil or should there be a stem emerging out of the soil instead? Should I let it grow as it is? For now I've sprinkled a bit more soil on top to cover the root because I don't know what to do.
All assistance is much appreciated. Also, currently germinating my four remaining seeds and planted a bagseed earlier today.