never heard of or used the cup meathod. but theyll take about 4- days to come out of te ground

for all future grows, plant the seeds off the bat as is. ive done it with 11 seeds, and8 sprouted. the 3 remaining seeds i dug up an did the towel method with still no sign watsoever of gemination.

long story short: soil planting saves replanting dangers and time, and works just as well if not better than the stupid towel method.