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gardenscout · March 16, 2007

How long do I wait before "helping" my seedlings take their helmets off? They only sprouted yesterday, and I really want to help them so the cotyledons can come out.

They seem so fragile though, and I am sure I am going to do more harm than good if I go pulling on them.

So how long do I wait?

March 16, 2007	#1
gardenscout Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: N. Rhode Island Posts: 37	Seedlings with stubborn helmets How long do I wait before "helping" my seedlings take their helmets off? They only sprouted yesterday, and I really want to help them so the cotyledons can come out. They seem so fragile though, and I am sure I am going to do more harm than good if I go pulling on them. So how long do I wait?