Help with seed: stuck taproot

[Shaggy91]

Hi,
New grower here.

Soaked 4 seeds--3 are in soil already...This one has not changed any that I can see in the last 3 days.

Should I just get her into soil, help it out a bit (cut/crack the shell), or wait a few more days?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks !!!!!

 

[Mr. Krip]

You don't want to try to cut or crack the shell, at this point, and I would get her out of water and into either soil or a grow cube. If you wanted to try to help her, which you would need to be VERY careful with, you could take some sandpaper or a nail file and scrape the shell to thin out the casing, a bit. The best time to do this "scarificarion" would be before germination since, if/when you try it, you really need to be careful you don't break off that delicate taproot. If you find you can't do it without handling the taproot, best not doing it, at all.

I hope that helps!



K

 

[BobbyZ]

Let it germ for another day. It'll push through, or you didn't want it anyhow...