Okay here is my situation,
I've got some seeds that are between 5-7yrs old. I am trying to germinate them, I started by soaking for 24 hrs then wet paper towel for about 4 days,nothing happened, then I put them in soaked peet pots under a dome.
I got impatient after about 10 days total and cracked one open expecting to find nothing, but there was a white healthy looking sprout in there! However the seed shell was extremely hard to crack.

My question is do you think I should try to gently open the seeds manually, either by cutting the shell or cracking them(risky I know). Or should I just be patient and let them try to come out by themselves? I'm afraid they will not be able to break the hard shells.

Thanks
VaporDaddy Reviewed by VaporDaddy on . Old seed Okay here is my situation, I've got some seeds that are between 5-7yrs old. I am trying to germinate them, I started by soaking for 24 hrs then wet paper towel for about 4 days,nothing happened, then I put them in soaked peet pots under a dome. I got impatient after about 10 days total and cracked one open expecting to find nothing, but there was a white healthy looking sprout in there! However the seed shell was extremely hard to crack. My question is do you think I should try to gently Rating: 5