Quote Originally Posted by stone_sensation
It really does take a very short time to germinate seeds. A batch of mine took between 12 hours and 24 hours before i could see 1/4". It looks like your messing up quite a bit with all the snapping. Be gentle with them, they are like your little babies now ! How did the top break off? If it was from the weather conditions you may want to try protecting it somehow just till it stems out a bit.
I'm not too sure how it broke off. But, since I made this thread, I did five more seeds; I planted one when I saw the half inch, and forgot about the other four so the same thing happened. But, I planted them and they seem to be doing fine now, which reminds me; I have to go water them

Quote Originally Posted by PharmaCan
On another thread, one of the long-time growers said that when the roots grow a little too long on/through the paper towell, he just cuts the towell around the seed and root and plants the small remaining piece of paper that is attached to the seed/root right along with the seed.
That's actually a good idea, the paper seems to be good for them, I've had 100% germination after planting 10 seeds :thumbsup: