Do all the following VERY gently. Take hold of the stem, near the cork, between two fingers.
Put two fingers on the cork covering, one on top and one on the bottom. Gently squeeze the cork until you feel it give very slightly. Then you should be able to ease it off.
That's the good news. The bad news is you will mess up one now and then.
BTW I will have some seed available to this group in a few months. I have about a dozen seed pods started and that's a lot of seed. These will go for postage and the cost of the padded envelope. I will post when they are ready.
