Seedlings that don’t lose shells naturally

Grow Cycle Seedling
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After germination I’m having to remove the shell halves manually on many occasions because they don’t fall off naturally and they have rotted/died in the past when I didn’t do this. Is this normal?
2024-07-27T04:00:00Z

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Ive had “HELMET HEAD” twice and it Flecked off easily. Ive heard of worse cases though.

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I’ve had it happen several times in the last few years ,all of which have been with autos. All direct burial , my photo seeds go in a paper towel and I haven’t had to help shed the shell

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Welcome to the forum. Sometimes lower humidity can cause that…other times it just happens. What humidity to you keep them as they are sprouting?

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Pictures and more details would help but If your environment is appropriate:

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…and they all come up, bury them deeper next time. You can also always put a drop of water or two on it and that’ll usually help them break free of it after a few hours/drops once they’re up too.

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That is a problem i have. Theirs some sense there i think!

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Thank you, I use damp paper towels inside a large ziplock bag and place them directly into pots with soil that has been presaturated.

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Thank you, I copied the chart.

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You’re welcome, and you don’t need to be exact or necessarily take a leaf temperature to offset if you are close to in range as that will successfully grow healthy cannabis if other parts of the environment aren’t out of wack.