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I got something odd with one of my chilli seedlings it's half inch tall but still has the seed attached so it looks like a lollipop. Not too sure what to do with it do i leave it alone or try to remove the hard seed shell.
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Leave it for now- They generally drop off
( I've tried removing the seed case on a tomato in the past- and accidentally yanked the whole seedling out of the soil, snapping off the roots or torn off the leaves
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If you really can't resist a 'fiddle' the try gently nudging it with a match"Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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I've tried nudging it Nicos but it seems firmly fixed
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Leave it for now then- as the leaves get bigger they should force it off.
I have seen a couple where I've 'had' to remove them because the leaves were becoming very deformed compared to the other seedlings though...and really delaying the growing.
Can you post a piccie??"Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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I have had two or three with the seed attached, I generally leave them and they drop off.Granny on the Game in SheffieldComment
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Too late I know I should have left it aloneOriginally posted by Nicos View Post its now headless and in the bin.
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...well- THAT'S one way of solving the problem!!!
...what are ya like- I KNEW you couldn't resist a 'fiddle' ???
"Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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I did think posting here might have made me leave it alone.
I'm bad I've killed my seedling
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I've read that this stuck on seedcase thing is more common with older and drier seeds. Apparently a drop of saliva or spit twice a day around the stuck on seedcase can help the leaves throw off the seedcase as the saliva helps to weaken (digest) the hard seedcase. I tried this for two days but you still require a lot of patience as I discovered earlier this week when I pulled the seed leaves off my tomato seedling with the seedcase
I think it's better to soak the seedcase and then wait 4 or 5 days before attempting removal, people also use tweezers to gently crack and weaken the case just like you can with a nut.Jiving on down to the beach to see the blue and the gray, seems to be all and it's rosy-it's a beautiful day!Comment
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....bad mommyOriginally posted by Bren In Pots View Post
I'm bad I've killed my seedling
"Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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I've had a few like this, some came off if you gently removed them, some didn't and some never showed signs of it dropping off. I reckon if it can't even shed it's own seed case then it aint gonna amount to much. They do seem to be a bit weaker growers but I have no proof of this.Comment
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I'm another advocate of spit! I wet my finger and thumb each time I walk past the seedling and dampen it. It does help. Pulling them off rarely does.Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.
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Thanks for the spit idea I'll try that if it ever happens again.Location....East Midlands.Comment
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Spit??...well there ya go- I've never heard of that one!
"Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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Guilty as charged!! I cant resist a fiddle and the result is usually a 'broken' seedling ooops
Also prone to poking around in the compost if I think things should be showing by now
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Reply to Heated mat for Tom's and chilliesI use a mix of six scoops of compost three scoops of sand/grit and two scoops of perlite,the quantity is unimportant as long as the ratio is the same, if for seeds I use this mix, if I am potting on I add some blood, fish and bone, along with a small quantity of chicken manure pellets
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