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  • Lollipop seedling.

    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.
    Location....East Midlands.

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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)

    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

    Location....Normandy France

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    • #3
      I've tried nudging it Nicos but it seems firmly fixed
      Location....East Midlands.

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      • #4
        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

        Location....Normandy France

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        • #5
          I have had two or three with the seed attached, I generally leave them and they drop off.
          Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Nicos View Post

            Can you post a piccie??
            Too late I know I should have left it alone its now headless and in the bin.
            Location....East Midlands.

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            • #7
              ...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

              Location....Normandy France

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              • #8
                I did think posting here might have made me leave it alone.

                I'm bad I've killed my seedling
                Location....East Midlands.

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                • #9
                  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!

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Bren In Pots View Post

                    I'm bad I've killed my seedling
                    ....bad mommy
                    "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                    Location....Normandy France

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                    • #11
                      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.

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                      • #12
                        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.

                        www.vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated March 9th - Spring

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                        • #13
                          Thanks for the spit idea I'll try that if it ever happens again.
                          Location....East Midlands.

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                          • #14
                            Spit??...well there ya go- I've never heard of that one!
                            "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                            Location....Normandy France

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                            • #15
                              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

                              What are we like

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