My poor plant it poped yesterday with the seed shell welded tighter than tom Brady's hellmet, I learned a little trick first u wet the head, now the hard part take ur jewlers loupe I own an Italian lever lock with a thin blade ( a small pair of fiskars would do ) then u slowly gentey pry up with the blade I took my time tomorrow will tell I waited over a day to try this u have to give the ant time to get rid of the shell on it's own the seed shell will loosen but if u wait that shell can become welded to the top at whatever I paid it was a lot so if I can help it I'm not gonna lose a flash seed, Snoleperd