2/3 of my seeds have sprouted but the shell is still attached. One is half way off, the other less. they where both planted to aprox .5 inch direct in soil after a pre soak
Should I...
A. Gently sprinkle a bit of soil over them to give them some resistance to 'tug' the seed off (hehe, tug off)
B. Moisten the shell and hope that softens it a bit
C. Try and carefully remove the shell manually
D. Give them til tomorrow, let them be and hope they wriggle out on their own
All advice and opinions most welcome please. Ive always had a good germination rate direct in medium but this season hasn't started well. I got a dodgy batch of seeds first off - 1 broken, 1 no germination, 1 took a week to sprout a gnarled mutant dwarf thing
3 more seeds in 2 have just germed in 36 hr but with shell still attached. GRRR
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