how far should i bend them down ... i'm trying to keep them low ... ... real low .... doe sanyone have any pics or anything

oh and today i was getting in patention with them .... and i was looking to see if the seeds had crakced to see if the root had come ou t... when i was looking through 1 i broke the root off of it ... will it matter.... will it just re root it self ot will it not sprout anymore ?