I think i pulled seed off the plant too early?!?

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frOstd

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will that stunt its growth. the leaves haddnt seperated yet, and they were completely yellow. its recovering, but all the other plants are about 1/2 an inch taller and all green and healthy..
 
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frOstd

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i mean.. the plant is normal, just like the rest, but its smaller and lagging in the growth department. if i just left it alone, you think it woulda kept up with the rest?
 
doc111

doc111

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frOstd said:
i mean.. the plant is normal, just like the rest, but its smaller and lagging in the growth department. if i just left it alone, you think it woulda kept up with the rest?
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Are you talking about the shell of the seed that sometimes stays on after it sprouts?
 
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frOstd

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exactly. the leaves are still a tiny bit yellow on the tips.. but everythign is going well, but the size of the inner leaves and the height.
 
doobnVA

doobnVA

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You probably pulled the seed off too late, rather than too early. Either way, the plant will be stunted a little for a while, but as long as everything else is okay (watering, environment, etc) it should catch up to the others in no time.
 
moash

moash

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frOstd said:
exactly. the leaves are still a tiny bit yellow on the tips.. but everythign is going well, but the size of the inner leaves and the height.
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u dont have to pull the seed off... it falls off by itself....
it may have stunned it a lil....
what was the point in taking it off prematurely
 
doobnVA

doobnVA

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There's no harm in pulling the seed off. Sometimes they won't come off by themselves. I had one seedling wearing his shell as a hat. The leaves couldn't unfurl under the shell to push it off, so I had to pull it off myself so the plant could get some light.

By pulling it off, you give the seedling a fighting chance where it might not have had one before.

Like I said, it might be stunted for a while but it should be fine
 
jrk152

jrk152

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I had to pull them off for two shitty bagseed I had germinating. One thrived afterwards while the other is stunted to this day.
 
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