Does the Way You Put a Seed Underground issue?
If it’s the seed is sown upside down, right side up or on its side, it has the capacity to position itself therefore stems grow upward and roots grow downward. Seeds include growth hormones that react to gravity and rotate the seed to the appropriate orientation. But seeds sown with the radicle (a protrusion that roots emerge from) facing upward or to the side expend more energy to orient themselves. This adjustment utilizes precious energy that should have gone into seedling development and can result in somewhat less-vigorous plants.
Plant Radicle Side Down
Seeds planted with the radicle up or backward will still grow, but to get bananas over ground faster, plant seeds with the radicle side. The radicle is on the tip of pointed seeds, like watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) and squash (Cucurbita species). For Lima beans (Phaseolus lunatus), it’s on the side, but on broad beans (Vicia faba) it’s found on the conclusion of the seed along with a darker color than the seed. In corn (Zea mays), the radicle is the stage on the seed’s narrower edge. For tiny, round radish (Raphanus sativus) seeds that the radicle is difficult to see, but because of their size, orientation isn’t as important a factor as in larger seeds.