Should I remove these shells or will the come off naturally? Planted almost exactly 48hrs ago. 2 have already shed the shell and growing second set of leaves. The other 4 are like this
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I always let the plant take care of business itself. I have had problems injuring plants trying to remove the shell before.
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I use tweezers to remove the shells
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Put me in the removal camp. Probably not a wrong answer here. I had injury arise from not removing a shell…now I remove with prejudice. Before the plant is even fully erect. I mist it first to soften it up then come back ten fifteen minutes later and pop it off. I broke a pair of tweezers at the base. If I catch both sides of where the shell is opening from it pops off with barely any force. Don’t grab and tug.
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I got all of em off without too much resistance. They look like they have a lil bit of a coating on em still but hopefully they pop open 
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Hard to see in pics but I think your talking about what I call the skin. Go ahead and carefully get that off too. Cotelydons should spread apart naturally when your done…or that’s what I do anyway.
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I did use tweezers, but I used them in reverse. pointy ones & put them under the shell & instead of squeezing I pulled them apart. Could probably use retainig clip pliers to remove them, I’ll try that next as there’s a pair in the basement & didn’t think of them at the time.
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@Eagles009 @pillsbury yea I just used my thumb nails and pulled them apart. Plant barely budged
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Thanks everyone!
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@pillsbury @Eagles009 @PharmerBob the leaves where the seeds just came off look kind of hunched over should I try and lift and straighten them or work they perk up?
I’d let them do their own thing for now
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Leave the leaves be, she’s had enough stress for today, you just may have save her life tho and she will reward you for it
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I was goin a to explain that very technique got have way thru the 2nd paragraph and figured i over complicated a simple task
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