seedlings first leaves

Hey guys I have a seedling in my propagator that sprouted a week ago. The seed was attached to a green growth on top of the main stem. It looks like a couple of green bunny ears that separate at the top of the stem then reattach at the top of the plant. 2 leaves grew out from where it separated. It looks like the leaves are a lot thicker where they have grown out from this shell structure. So i'm thinkin maybe I should cut the bunny ears apart to allow growth?

It's not a big deal but i'm not a tight schedule so i was wondering if cutting that top structure would make it grow faster?

um.... yea... they're supposed to lose the seed shell... it is the seed shell you're talking about, right?

THCBD said:

um.... yea... they're supposed to lose the seed shell... it is the seed shell you're talking about, right?

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I wish i could explain it better. It's not the shell of the seed, it's like a live green part of the shell that's not a leaf.



It looks like the green leafy things pullin this seed apart^ but they are still connected.

zeny said:

I wish i could explain it better. It's not the shell of the seed, it's like a live green part of the shell that's not a leaf.

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picture? if it's not a leaf then you prob don't want it on your seedling

Pic in edited post! Thanks man

let me rephrase, you said the leaves connect again at the top? either that is a deformity or a piece of the shell or some grit from your medium is holding the leaves together. you don't want this. if it is a deformity i'd question the viability of the plant, but still roll with it and cut the leaves apart IMO. prob a piece of seed shell though, you can carefully use tweezers and tiny scissors for the job

THCBD said:

let me rephrase, you said the leaves connect again at the top? either that is a deformity or a piece of the shell or some grit from your medium is holding the leaves together. you don't want this. if it is a deformity i'd question the viability of the plant, but still roll with it and cut the leaves apart IMO. prob a piece of seed shell though, you can carefully use tweezers and tiny scissors for the job

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Yea it must be a deformity, idk it's not a piece of shell. I can see a second set of leaves trying to grow but getting it's light blocked by this thing. I tried to pull it apart lightly but shit's growing green together strong.

weird... take a picture of it

Well in the picture you posted a see a baby still stuck in her shell (that brown thing is the seed's shell). You can probably peel the shell off with some tweezers.

Or you may be talking about the lil membrane/lining of the shell -- that is light green, kinda' clearish maybe a little slimy (like a hardboiled egg has a shell, then a thin membrane, then egg white...). You could pull that off with tweezers or your fingers too but if you get much resistance I'd just leave it be as she should grow out of it.

If I'm misunderstanding this thread/pic then...sorry!

IXOYE said:

Well in the picture you posted a see a baby still stuck in her shell (that brown thing is the seed's shell). You can probably peel the shell off with some tweezers.

Or you may be talking about the lil membrane/lining of the shell -- that is light green, kinda' clearish maybe a little slimy (like a hardboiled egg has a shell, then a thin membrane, then egg white...). You could pull that off with tweezers or your fingers too but if you get much resistance I'd just leave it be as she should grow out of it.

If I'm misunderstanding this thread/pic then...sorry!

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Yes you are misunderstanding, but that's just because I wrote a confusing ass post/ That plant in that picture is not mine. In mine the "cotyledon" I guess, are growing together. In the picture they are separating the seed