Remove helmet head or leave it?

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Username85

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So I’ve got a helmet head seedling and not sure if I just leave alone to do it’s thing or if I should try and remove it. I’ve heard arguments for both sides so I’m hoping this post will help me narrow it down.
Temps between 74~80 RH 45~52, FFHF with a shot glass of water every 2 days.
Seedling broke through soil 11/16 and 5 days later it’s still attached-I’ve tried misting the shell, but hasn’t changed much.
Any thoughts?
 

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GoatSoup

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I tried removing and had dismal result. I'd leave it and let the leaves open the shell. Seedling is stronger than the shell.
 
JustBlazin

JustBlazin

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It has happened to me lots of times, I sometimes use tweezers to try and pull apart the seed but most of the time I gently try and get my two thumb nails in the crack and gently open up the seed head, have to be very gentle with a steady hand but it works like a charm. Key is to get something in the crack to open it up. @DoubleAtotheRON has a great idea of putting the tweezers in the crack and let them gently open, I'm going to try this next time it happens to me.
 
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JustBlazin said:
It has happened to me lots of times, I sometimes use tweezers to try and pull apart the seed but most of the time I gently try and get my two thumb nails in the crack and gently open up the seed head, have to be very gentle with a steady hand but it works like a charm. Key is to get something in the crack to open it up. @DoubleAtotheRON has a great idea of putting the tweezers in the crack and let them gently open, I'm going to try this next time it happens to me.
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I’ve got a really sharp pointy pair of tweezers that’ll be perfect for this operation. I was hoping it would open up a little bit more to make the process easier
 
Bigby

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I always try and give them a bit of a helping hand if they're struggling. I find a crafting knife and some fine tip tweezers do the job for me. There's a dsitinct knack to it. More a case of helping the casing off the top of the plant rather than cutting or pulling anything. It's a steep learning curve, but the only way to learn is to do it. I've accidently cut off one half of the cotyledons on a couple of occasions and the plant pulled through fine.
 
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Bigby said:
I always try and give them a bit of a helping hand if they're struggling. I find a crafting knife and some fine tip tweezers do the job for me. There's a dsitinct knack to it. More a case of helping the casing off the top of the plant rather than cutting or pulling anything. It's a steep learning curve, but the only way to learn is to do it. I've accidently cut off one half of the cotyledons on a couple of occasions and the plant pulled through fine.
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I’ve successfully done it once before, but the shell was in a much better position than this one. I’ve got a sharp pointy pair of tweezers, so hopefully that’ll get it done properly
 
PadawanWarrior

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JustBlazin said:
It has happened to me lots of times, I sometimes use tweezers to try and pull apart the seed but most of the time I gently try and get my two thumb nails in the crack and gently open up the seed head, have to be very gentle with a steady hand but it works like a charm. Key is to get something in the crack to open it up. @DoubleAtotheRON has a great idea of putting the tweezers in the crack and let them gently open, I'm going to try this next time it happens to me.
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Tweezers in the crack just doesn't sound like good advice if you ask me.
 
OneMoreRip

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Looks like it was in there to long. Make sure to keep soils covered before they pop, helmets are from not moist enough soil and environment prior to germination from my experience
 
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OneMoreRip said:
Looks like it was in there to long. Make sure to keep soils covered before they pop, helmets are from not moist enough soil and environment prior to germination from my experience
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I also heard it happens when the seed isn’t buried deep enough-think I was guilty of not covering in soil or burying it deep enough. This was my first time just putting seed in soil, I used to germinate prior to planting
 
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