On Wed, 02 May 2018 19:56:42 +0100, Chris wrote:

When runner bean seeds are pushed into the soil does it matter which way
up they go?

I guess that in nature they might fall flat on the ground, but some say
they should be on edge with the "eye" down.

Any knowledge of this?
Or - what do you do - and how well does it work?
Any controlled experiments?

Long, long time ago but IIRC there is a right and a wrong way up - roots
come out of one side of the scar and the stem out of the other.

Planting the vertically means that you get either the best or worst
orientation.

Logically, lying on their side seem to give the best change of root and
shoot to grow in the proper direction and also matches the orientation
when dropped from the pod (probably).

Scar down would favour the root, scar up would favour the stem.

As already mentioned, starting them off before planting should tell you
which way is up.

In the great scheme of things, plants are resilient so I suspect it may
not make much difference.

Cheers



Dave R



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