This was a very stressful week! I started the seeds kind of staggered. I started out with one seed that I first placed in a cup of water for 18 hours and then directly into the medium. After a whole two days, I decided that the seed was a dud and then began to germinate two additional seeds in a cup of water for 18 hours followed by a wet paper towel for 24 until I confirmed a 3/4" tap root from both. As I went to collect the new medium and also check on my poor first attempt and, you guessed it, it was a-sprung. The three have been covered in bags due to a recent dry spell that has swept through the area and the temperature has been between 70 and 80 F.