Exposed roots

[Frond-friend42]

I've been wondering...say you germinate a seed in a pot, and its root growth lifts the seed up out of the media. Should you replant the thing deeper? I worry about disturbing the roots, but also worry about leaving them exposed.

This is currently the case with a couple of my licualas and also coccothrinax fragrans.

Thanks for any input you can provide.

[PlantDad]

I would try to pot it deeper and cover the exposed roots but just cover the roots not any of the trunk. Also if you are too worried about try disturbing the roots you could just add soil to the top of the existing soil if there is still room in the pot. Hopefully I'm explaining this well. I'm sorry if I'm confusing. If you you need further explaining just ask. I will help the best I can.

[Frond-friend42]

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11 hours ago, PlantDad said:

I would try to pot it deeper and cover the exposed roots but just cover the roots not any of the trunk. Also if you are too worried about try disturbing the roots you could just add soil to the top of the existing soil if there is still room in the pot. Hopefully I'm explaining this well. I'm sorry if I'm confusing. If you you need further explaining just ask. I will help the best I can.

Thanks for your reply.  When a seedling first sprouts a root, is there some part considered a "trunk"? Im referring to these little things that haven't even had their first leaves yet and the root is out in the open. I have been making hole with toothpick-like objects nd planting them thusly.

I think you were picturing these at the later stages.  I think i figured out what to do.

[PlantDad]

I would try to pot it deeper and cover the exposed roots but just cover the roots not any of the trunk. Also if you are too worried about try disturbing the roots you could just add soil to the top of the existing soil if there is still room in the pot. Hopefully I'm explaining this well. I'm sorry if I'm confusing. If you you need further explaining just ask. I will help the best I can.

2 hours ago, Frond-friend42 said:

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Thanks for your reply.  When a seedling first sprouts a root, is there some part considered a "trunk"? Im referring to these little things that haven't even had their first leaves yet and the root is out in the open. I have been making hole with toothpick-like objects nd planting them thusly.

I think you were picturing these at the later stages.  I think i figured out what to do.

I think since there is no leaf at all yeslt you should just cover the root with soil and the seedling will situate itself in the soil

[Fusca]

3 hours ago, Frond-friend42 said:

When a seedling first sprouts a root, is there some part considered a "trunk"? Im referring to these little things that haven't even had their first leaves yet and the root is out in the open.

Member @Pal Meir made an incredible thread a few years ago with diagrams of various palm sprouted seeds with biological terms labeled.  I found this thread very helpful since I don't remember most of the terms myself and nice to see how different species germinate (remote vs adjacent, etc.).

 

[PlantDad]

2 hours ago, Fusca said:

Member @Pal Meir made an incredible thread a few years ago with diagrams of various palm sprouted seeds with biological terms labeled.  I found this thread very helpful since I don't remember most of the terms myself and nice to see how different species germinate (remote vs adjacent, etc.).

 

Thank you for the help! Having a more descriptive example with a picture is a lot more helpful. I was trying my best to explain it but that thread is even better