If you look closely at the first pic you can see the pod lifting from the soil. I germinated in a glass of distilled water for less than 24 hours, then threw in paper towel less than 24 hours before planting with a quarter inch tap root. I pre-amended my 70/30 mix with dry amendments from Aurora. The reason I went with this style of grow is I had seen a YouTuber "Mr. Canuck" have a lot of success with a similar run. 3 of the four plants are different types of high quality autos, and one is an unknown female photoperiod strain. I plan on growing the three autos and the veg cycle of the female photoperiod together, then after the autos are harvested I will focus all my attention to the flowering cycle of the female. My long term plan I think is going to be to use the female as a mother and cut a bunch of clones to root, thereby short-cycling the clones and always have a harvest ready to come in. I am thinking to do it this way because my apartment is too small for a larger/secondary grow tent. This is my first ever attempt at growing medicine and so far I have loved every second. Cheers fellow tokers/cultivars and much Love. - MikeyGT