Depth and orientation of seeds

Some people do. I was watching a video on build a soil, and he said that sometimes he plants his seeds sideways so that when it starts coming up, the husk will come off. I usually plant with a little hole then I spray it and add the seed with the tap root down. I sprinkle a little dirt over it and really haven't had any problems except one time.

LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE DOING FINE WITH DA SEEDS!!!! I FIND OLDER SEEDS HAVE A HARDER TIME SHEDDING DA HUSK!!!! I DO SOW DA SEED POINT SIDE DOWN AROUND 1/2 INCH DEEP!!!! REMEMBER DAT IN DA WILD SEEDS WILL LAND MANY DIFFERENT WAYS AND GERMINATE!!! DA STRONG WILL SURVIVE AND DA OTHERS WILL BECOME BIRD, CRITTER OR FUNGI FOOD!!!!!

Hey. Let's say this is going to be a topic of discussion. That's just my opinion, some will tell you yes and others not needed. Logically, no, why? Simply because the plant seeks light and warmth, so basically, in any direction you put it, the seedling is looking for the sun. So it naturally heads towards the surface. Generally, we plant it about 2 cm in the soil, more or less. I put it in the hole, I always try to have the little tip facing down first, but when it falls into the hole, I'm not sure if it's still tip down. Until now, I've never had a problem. I invite you to check out my diaries where you can see me planting them in the soil. I hope I could help you. Have a good evening!

It does actually help to avoid certain risks if you pay attention to orientration of the crown. I always forget which side is which, so i just put it in sideways, lol. I should probably pay more attention when planting 15-20 seeds it matters a bit more than when planting 1-4. You'll see the lower-risk issues in a batch of 20 every time vs seldomly with 1-4. same rate over time, but per any 1 batch, must less often with fewer opportunities. if the shell ever remains on, consider how often it is happening. Depth you bury the seed will fix that, but if it's rare, i'd just accept it as inevitable. Depth you bury also impacts how long it takes to sprout, so there's a balance to find. This is a study on corn but it will relate. One thing i'd point out is that if growing indoor, whatever 'loss' they speak of for a field crop of corn can easily be mitigated by simply giving an extra vege time, so it might cost slightly more electricity if it slows sprouting time, but any loss to yield can be mitigated with more vege time. https://www.precisionplanting.com/resources/research/seed-orientation-study A heat mat with a themorstate can increase consistency significantly. Before i used a heat mat, i had a much wider range of sprout times. If you see most of them sprout within 2-3 days, you're probably doing things well. Stragglers happen.. but i'd say expect at least 50% to sprout within 2-3 days. and 95-99% within 4-5 days. If it takes longer than that they are falling too far behind, in my opinion. YMMV on that.