in the garden soil when it rains they're cracked in several days and i can say they are almost 6-7centimeters at 4th night..not more for me.
i'm not sure if this is a short period in comparison but i've read 'maximum' 10-12 days should pass literatually.
it's winter's first month here and ma garden recieves 9hours sunlight per day.(it's Aegean Climate, say like Cyprus)
i empty my water filled bucket in my livingroom that keeps the seeds.
i feel that paper towel stuff is smthing unnecessary.
and i remember i read keeping it wet and dark is good for seed-germinate episode, is it ?