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Seedling taproot comes out of peat pellet should I transplant or an I good

masterofsmeagol
masterofsmeagolstarted grow question 10 days ago
Quick question. I popped a seed with a curly taproot but I made sure it was pointing down. I woke up to a taproot out of the soil (white with hairs) but the seed bended up again and shed its seed. Will it fix itself or should I transplant it? Thanks folks.
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 10 days ago
This is why direct to substrate is a better option. Roots generalyl know up from down, but if flipping it around and handling it etc, it probably got 'confused.' Also, possible it just took path of least resistance.. something blocked it so it tried to go around etc. maybe, a transplant is enough, but fiddling with it carries its own risks too. Seedlings are a bit picky about being fucked with and somtimes just stop growing when you do mess with them. Damaging the root is incredibly easy at this point. IF no fine hairs branching off and can easily seperate from the peat puck, maybe wise to re-plant and ensure the tap root isn't tangled at the top. if you simply transplant and make sure the bury the exposed tap root, it should turn downward on its own, but it'll still be quite superficial at that bend. Any compaction or erosion and it gets exposed will simply turn exposed surface into stem eventually. Usually not too big of a problem, but the 'tap root' is not just some small stretch of exposed root. I don't know what kind of ramifications of a seedling haveing to develop a new tap root is, if that becomes necessary.. i'd assume it is at least a bit of delay. This is why it's good to plant twice as many seeds as you need. Fuck the headaches, lol. cast them off and keep the good ones rolling.
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PiratePete
PiratePeteanswered grow question 10 days ago
I'm on my first grow and this happend to me on 1 plant so put a handful damp soil over the top and its turned out exactly the same as it's sisters Good luck!
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TruTraTri
TruTraTrianswered grow question 10 days ago
Other point of view... Maybe the light wasn’t coming from directly above? If she’s off to the side or shaded a bit, that might’ve confused her direction. Anyway, roots moist + time 😜
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Green_claws
Green_clawsanswered grow question 10 days ago
Looks like she's crawled out, sprinkle some light soil over her root she should send it back down.. fingers crossed.. few drops of water also pal.. Much love 💚..
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Ninjabuds
Ninjabudsanswered grow question 10 days ago
Hey there if the root is in the substrate at all then it will prob keep growing if it came completely out the substrate then i suggest maybe a few options Maybe get some soil and put a small amount on top of the root part and not where the leaves are about to start Also you could just pick the whole thing up and poke a hole in the substrate and put the root down some Also you could pick up the little plant and try and plant it in some soil I hope you the best I always like to start a lot of extra seeds just so I have enough start at the same time
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All_our_small_plants
All_our_small_plantsanswered grow question 10 days ago
Normaler Weise ja, wenn es der Keimlinge aber nicht von alleine schaft kannst du in entweder Vorsicht in die Erde pflanzen. Oder was warscheinlich eher passiert ist das er es nicht überlebt sieht etwas komisch auf dem bild aus. Wenn er sich nicht in den nächsten 2 Tage verbessert ist er kaputt und du must ein neuen Pflanzen. Darum bin ich ein Fan von direkt in die erde und die samen/Keimlinge so wenig wie möglich anfasen.
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