Extreme Helmet Head!

[homegrown]

This seed casing has been locked on for 3+days(other seedlings are putting out second set of leaves now)..stem was growing and thickening but has since stopped. I had been using a syringe to put a drop of water on it every hr or more to soften the helmet up. Nothing. Soooo, Time to operate! Two pairs of tweezers, two dental picks, a really bright light and magnifying goggles...SUCCESS!!! Got it off..But it looks to be still under developed and is very bleached in color. I covered it with a blue water bottle to try and dim the lights a bit. She's on life support right now.

[ellz]

Give it a day or two with the shell off. It should recover.

[vostok]

This seed casing has been locked on for 3+days(other seedlings are putting out second set of leaves now)..stem was growing and thickening but has since stopped. I had been using a syringe to put a drop of water on it every hr or more to soften the helmet up. Nothing. Soooo, Time to operate! Two pairs of tweezers, two dental picks, a really bright light and magnifying goggles...SUCCESS!!! Got it off..But it looks to be still under developed and is very bleached in color. I covered it with a blue water bottle to try and dim the lights a bit. She's on life support right now.

I have this many times
until I learnt to scarify,
line a jar with sandpaper insert seeds
and shake for 30 secs

then to your paper napkin
this method solves a lot of crappy situations like above

the good news is as the plant is yet to grow leaves
all the action is in the roots at this stage

good luck

[SoOrbudgal]

Yes she'll straighten out LOL I just went through this with a auto seed I kept putting just drops of water on it trying to loosen it 2 days nearly finally jiggled with a toothpick and drops of water. She was not happy but is now LOL