This question has been asked here at Tville many times before, and here is my answer that I give every time which one can find by doing a search here at Tville..
Take a gob of spit and put it on a small cotton ball and press it around the shell and leave it on the shell husk for about 10 minutes.
Then take a pair of tweezers and gently pull off the shell,if it doesn't come off easily,repeat again.
Saliva has many enzymes that can break down complex proteins,which are found in the seed shell and it works.
Reasons for even getting such a problem are several, seeds too old, not enough moisture that's held in the germinating,mix,etc
Hope that helps,
Carolyn
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