WEIRD seedling. Keep or bin ?

sensimilius · Jun 26, 2023

Hey guys,

Started a new seed. Paper towel germination. Taproot out after a day. Transferred to soil. Seedling sprouts after a couple days with shell case still stuck to cotyledons. Did my research with everyone recommending NOT to remove it by force so I just let it be. It ended up taking 3 days for the shell to drop. The growth since has been just plain WEIRD and it's still growing this way (check photos). What is it that's exactly happening here ? Shoud l keep it ? bin it ?

nl5xsk1 · Jun 26, 2023

Give it some time

Derbud420 · Jun 26, 2023

It'll grow if you let it

sensimilius · Jun 26, 2023

Derbud420 said:
It'll grow if you let it

That's what I'm doing. Still watering and giving it light. It's just that in all my grows I've never encountered such a thing. It's like only one of the first true leaves grew without the second and that one leaf only grew the middle blade and no side ones. I don't even know what to call whatever's been growing after that lol. YET it still grows.

MickFoster · Jun 26, 2023

Not sure where you heard to leave the shell attached.........I always remove it and so do most of the growers on this forum.
Just let it grow, it'll straighten out.

Phat Nuggz · Jun 26, 2023

MickFoster said:
Not sure where you heard to leave the shell attached.........I always remove it and so do most of the growers on this forum.
Just let it grow, it'll straighten out.

The shell falls off just fine on its own.

Phat Nuggz · Jun 26, 2023

sensimilius said:
Hey guys,

Started a new seed. Paper towel germination. Taproot out after a day. Transferred to soil. Seedling sprouts after a couple days with shell case still stuck to cotyledons. Did my research with everyone recommending NOT to remove it by force so I just let it be. It ended up taking 3 days for the shell to drop. The growth since has been just plain WEIRD and it's still growing this way (check photos). What is it that's exactly happening here ? Shoud l keep it ? bin it ?

Let er grow

bingasss · Jun 26, 2023

I had one like this, also stopped growing for like 3 weeks at that stage. Than it started growing and turned out to be the best plant Ive had so far (thats not much tho, im a newbie and had like 5 plants i think)

PopAndSonGrows · Jun 26, 2023

I promise you

The weirdest plants, if grown healthy, will produce some of the most UNIQUE bud. Usually crappy yields but often worth the trouble.

green_machine_two9er · Jun 26, 2023

Phat Nuggz said:
The shell falls off just fine on its own.

Most the time the do. But some seed is so thick shelled you can really Fuxk up a seedling by letting it sit to long with the shell. Remove shells that hang out longer than half s day imo.

jointofthenation420 · Jun 29, 2023

sensimilius said:
Hey guys,

Started a new seed. Paper towel germination. Taproot out after a day. Transferred to soil. Seedling sprouts after a couple days with shell case still stuck to cotyledons. Did my research with everyone recommending NOT to remove it by force so I just let it be. It ended up taking 3 days for the shell to drop. The growth since has been just plain WEIRD and it's still growing this way (check photos). What is it that's exactly happening here ? Shoud l keep it ? bin it ?

give it time, it will grow just have it properly nourished.

sensimilius · Jul 9, 2023

what the…

on some chernobyl shit

DancesWithWeeds · Jul 9, 2023

It almost look like it's been topped.

sensimilius · Jul 10, 2023

Started another one of these. Same damn deal. Been like this the past 12 hours. Someone above said something about low water levels so i misted the fucker a couple times head-on. Advice ?

MickFoster · Jul 10, 2023

Mist it with water to soften it and gently pry off the seed shell........I do it all the time without issue.

DancesWithWeeds · Jul 10, 2023

The wayIget the seed hull off is uses tweezers, NOT TO PUT IT OFF, but colse the tweezers, slip the end into th crack in the seed, and let the tweezers open up and open the hull. Ifylou leave them on very long it will damage the plant.

DancesWithWeeds · Jul 10, 2023

It could be that you aren't planting deep enough. The tap root will usually hump up a little and then start pulling the seed to the surface. If the soil is too soft or not abrasive enough the hull might not drag off.

If you leave the hull on you may be OK, but you may loose half your plant. Leaving the hull on is not good growing practice.

sensimilius · Jul 10, 2023

DancesWithWeeds said:
It could be that you aren't planting deep enough. The tap root will usually hump up a little and then start pulling the seed to the surface. If the soil is too soft or not abrasive enough the hull might not drag off.

If you leave the hull on you may be OK, but you may loose half your plant. Leaving the hull on is not good growing practice.

Could be. Although i’ve always planted at the same depth (about 1/2 inch or 1 cm with a 1/4 inch taproot)

sensimilius · Jul 10, 2023

The motherfucker won’t quit

Should i just nudge it off ??

DancesWithWeeds · Jul 10, 2023

sensimilius said:
Could be. Although i’ve always planted at the same depth (about 1/2 inch or 1 cm with a 1/4 inch taproot)

That sounds right to me. Maybe just tough seeds. I added a little sand to my seed starter, but it didn't do any good.

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