This may require planting deeper than 1.5 inches under dry soil conditions. If you must plant deeper than 1.5 inches in order to place the seed into uniform moisture, make sure the variety has an excellent emergence score or long hypocotyl. Also, consider seed size when deciding how deep to plant.
Sperm is made in the testes, but stored in the epididymis, a gland where it is also matured. Sperm from the testes cannot yet move on their own.
Sperm do not live long without moisture. Sperm account for between two and five percent of the composition of semen. The semen provides a moist, nutrient rich environment for sperm according to News Medical. Once outside the body, the sperm will only live until the semen dries. Web MD states that semen can live longer inside water such as a bathtub or pool than on a dry surface, but the likelihood of the sperm finding its way into a woman's body from a pool of water is slim.