MovingOnanswered grow question 5 years ago It definitely should have been off after 3 days. Try gently holding the stem, and very lightly use the tips of your fingernails to pop the husks off. It's all very delicate though, so there is a possibility you will break it completely, or that the cotyledon leaves will be damaged. If the former happens, it will probably die. If the latter happens, it will survive.