Seed casing and broken leaves

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• Subject: Seed casing and broken leaves
• From: J* D* <j*@owt.com>
• Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 06:57:36 -0700

Hi Blair,

>Most of my seeds have germinated and broken the soil.  Some of them 
>are about 1" above the surface and they still have the shell casing 
>around the leaves.  Should I remove it, or wait until it drops off 
>naturally?

I would leave the shell casing intact but I don't know if it is different
for giant pumpkins. I have experienced the same thing with my gourds. When
I removed the casing, the leaves broke. The shell will eventually dry out
and can be removed easier with no damage at a later date. The plant just
looks a little strange for awhile but is better than broken leaves. The
plants continued to grow.

My question to the Giants: 
What impact would the broken leaves have on the plants progress?

We are planting this weekend. Wednesday, hubby sprayed the field with Round
Up to eliminate weeds. Hopefully this season we will not be hit with the
Mosaic Virus. XXX fingers crossed XXXX

Jeanie
Gourds By Jeanie 
jdixon@oneworld.owt.com
http://www.owt.com/users/jdixon
Pasco, Washington USA

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