Quote Originally Posted by jimjones
i finally got 3 plants to pop through the soil BUT one stopped growing once it came out of the soil,the other looks decent has 4 leaves and only about 3/4 to 1 inch tall but awfully small for a week old, and the third plant seems to be just a stem with basically no leaves on it. temps have gotten up to 90 in the growbox but only once i twice usually it stays around 80.i am thinking about junking these plants and starting over with new seeds i get over the internet unless anyone on here thinks these plants are salvagable??i need help desperately im not quite sure what im doing wrong other than maybe the temperature but i have since fixed the problem
What your going to want to do if the seed is stuck ontop of the seedling is keep it moist.You can take a q-tip dip it in some water and rub the q-tip on the shell. This will make the shell soft and the leafs inside should be able to break it open. If that does not work i would pinch the shell a little bit BE VERY CAREFUL not to crush the shell. Then just peel back each side of the shell with your finger nails or use some tweezers. That seemed to work for me.