my sprout still has the seed on it

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Chaotic

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so a new sprout came up today but it still have the seed on top of it but their are 2 leaves underneath. this was planted 1/4 to 1/2 inches deep. and its kind of lopsided

what should i do just leave it and see what happens?


also on different plant its about 3 inches tall with only 4 leaves its 2 days old. is it stretched out? does it need more light i have 1 40 watt cfl on both sprouts in a 10 inch clamp light with a fan blowing its around 80 degrees
 
hansolo33

hansolo33

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Don't let the fan blow them around too much. Pics would help but you can always bury the stem with more soil. Don't mess with the plant with his helmet still on just yet. Let the plant try to work it out. If it doesn't fix itself in a few days, gently take the seed casing off with a pair of twesers. I have seen threads about this before, I think it happens to a lot of people including my self..
 
hansolo33

hansolo33

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Also, how far a way is your light. You want it to be loke 1 inch away. You might want to get one more 40 watt cfl and let each plant have her own.
 
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Chaotic

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The helmet fell off the sprout is a little lopsided but i'm sure it will work itself out. I'm going to be getting another cfl light probaby with higher wattage. One sprout is almost 3 inches tall should i replant it? it's in a tiny little square container i'm going to the store later so if i need to i will get some bigger sizes
 
hansolo33

hansolo33

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Go ahead and buy some bigger pots. But don't transplant directly into a 3 gal containers. They will stretch. I went from solo cups to 1 1/2 gal pots and into 3 gal pots at the beginning of flower. Also, get a bigger light asap.
 
bluntedinwarren

bluntedinwarren

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happened to me i took the seed off with tweezers and it started growing faster....i think the seed was just really mature n hard
 
email468

email468

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Chaotic said:
so a new sprout came up today but it still have the seed on top of it but their are 2 leaves underneath. this was planted 1/4 to 1/2 inches deep. and its kind of lopsided

what should i do just leave it and see what happens?


also on different plant its about 3 inches tall with only 4 leaves its 2 days old. is it stretched out? does it need more light i have 1 40 watt cfl on both sprouts in a 10 inch clamp light with a fan blowing its around 80 degrees
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you can leave the seed husk on there - here is one of my favorite pix....
 

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ru8fru

ru8fru

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yeah out of 10 about 3 of mine had the seeds still attached to them, I didnt bother removing, they just fall off over time I believe.
 
hansolo33

hansolo33

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I don't know much about doing the whole grow with cfl's. You might want to think about a small HPS. You can get a good 250 watt one from HTG supply. If not, your going to need a lot more cfl's.
 
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