Hi Laura

Congrats on your new seedlings! Hope they do well for you, keep us updated on their progress.

Silvia

To clarify, sometimes they have a hard time popping out of the seed shell....

To clarify, sometimes they have a hard time popping out of the seed shell....

Huh, I posted a response before this one but apparently it didn't take....I've had some of these seedlings come up as late as 6-8 weeks :-) Talk about stragglers....

Tom

Tom, sometimes when I get those hard to germinate seeds, I make a small cut at the end with a knife or a sharp razor blade or I use a nail file.
But you were successful with a lot of the red lime seedlings! :)

Silvia

Then I will definitely give the remaining ones at least another month before giving up on them.

I am kind of nervous about digging them up to nick them with a knife/razor blade. That seems like the kind of operation better done before planting. But I can try it if you think it will help. Which end of the seed do you cut? The round end or the tapered one?

To clarify, I'm nervous about digging them up in case I find they were just starting to sprout. I'm worried I could damage the new roots or stem and kill seedlings that would have made it if I'd just left them alone.

That's a justifiable concern. I wouldn't do it now, leave them be and be happy if you get any more.

Tom

Laura, I agree that you should let them be now, I usually do mine before planting, any end it does not matter.

Silvia

Will do, thanks again.

I know this is a old post. But dose anyone have any of these seedlings?