Quote Originally Posted by the image reaper
I believe you meant to say " 1-2 mm ", (mm, not cm) ... personally, I place the seeds into soil, immediately upon seeing a glimpse of the cracked shell ... taproots are sensitive to light, and fragile ... :smokin:
You are correct, sir... I did mean to say "mm." :jointsmile:

And if I catch them in time, I do exactly the same as you. There's really little need to wait for the root to leave the shell in the towels, since they'll continue growing just as well in moist soil. It's more of a method to just see which seeds are viable and which aren't before possibly wasting time planting a dud. Good points, though... taproots are extremely sensitive, so it's best not to leave them exposed to anything (other than soil) for too terribly long.