dropping pods

[HillBilly Jeff]

Some of my seedlings are not loosing the seed case when they pop up. Is there a reason and a fix for this? It is the worse on the Tobago and I think only 1 of the 3 that came up will survive because of this.

Grrr. Frustration setting in lol.

 

[jacobp]

Most of the time mine pop off on their own. Other times a careful hand and some small tweezers or nail clippers will do the trick

 

[HillBilly Jeff]

Thank you

 

[Maxsack331]

I tried doing that with the tweezers and stuff.. and I ended up pulling off the leaves twice.. even though I thought I was very very careful, I even wet the heck out of the seed before trying it..

but I have noticed that a few of the seedlings that came up recently were like that, when the last 2 trays I had, I maybe had 1, or 2 at most do that.. but I think the Hoffman's is pretty lite.. or something like that.. but anyways, when that happens now, I just spray the seed cases with water twice a day or so to keep it damp. and the seed case will come off on it's own.. worked great for the last 4 that it happened to.. .can't go wrong with that

 

[shigshwa]

Its pretty simple to do. Just use your 2 thumbnails and pry it apart. No damage because you won't pull anything.

 

[S.S.Tupperware]

I am more of the strongest of the fittest kinda guy.,. i leave them be if they don't grow out of it, I pinch hew head and let fate take it's role... It typically works.
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[socapots]

or you could squeeze the tweezers the other way.. you know.. instead of grasping the seed pouch on the flat side.. turn the tweezers 90 and give it a little squeeze.. might open them up a bit more..
I had a couple like that as well. I did spray a bit of water on the "trapped" leaves and it released itself as well..

 

[willard3]

Leave them alone and read a book, they'll do fine.