All the more reason to plant it where it's going to grow. I had the same heart break and it's hard on the wallet too.question here, when i checked on my germinating seed i notice that the tap root was about 2 1/2 inches long. Problem i ran into is when i drilled a little hole inside the grow sponge i went to place the root in there and it snapped. Will this kill the plant or will it just keep on growing? another question is when do i add nutrients? right now its just plain water in the reservoir. thanks for your help