Seed has lost its shell

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Paulijs

Active Member

• Jan 23, 2014

• #1

hello, I tried to find something about this and I was not succesful. I germinated 5 seeds and one of them is about 2cm long and lost its shell already in germination box. Will it be ok if I plant it that way?

 

masterbasians

Member

• Jan 23, 2014

• #2

not too sure what a germ box is
but i use the wet paper towel trick, and sometimes they drop their shell while in the paper towel, just be careful with the oils on your skin damaging the root, the root snapping during plant, and just point the root downwards
best of luck

 

Nizza

Well-Known Member

• Jan 23, 2014

• #3

i like using plastic tweezers to handle sprouts/ceeds

put the tap root down, gently bury it with moist soil, bury the tap root in with the head 1/4 " below the soil line (not deep at all)

I like watering ceedling with a spray bottle

 

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Paulijs

Active Member

• Jan 23, 2014

• #4

I am talking about that root has already lost its shell (seed shell). Just white root with white little leaves. Is it ok?
It just has been to long for him in germination box.

 

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Well-Known Member

• Jan 23, 2014

• #5

Paulijs said:

I am talking about that root has already lost its shell (seed shell). Just white root with white little leaves. Is it ok?
It just has been to long for him in germination box.

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Hard to say without a pic, but likely it will be just fine
Dr. Jekyll

Why do you call it a "him", do you have masculine seeds?
Mr. Hyde

 

bird mcbride

Well-Known Member

• Jan 23, 2014

• #6

Paulijs said:

I am talking about that root has already lost its shell (seed shell). Just white root with white little leaves. Is it ok?
It just has been to long for him in germination box.

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Yeah, the sprouts ok. We need this guy around. He has some uncanny way of sexing sprouts.

 

LetsGetCritical

Well-Known Member

• Jan 23, 2014

• #7

NO! glue the seed shell back on