I started germination before I had the rest of my setup complete, I was still waiting on the lights and venting. Germination began with 15 hours in a glass of Eldorado spring water on Tue, 11, I had planned on it taking a week. After a few days, long tap roots were visible. I had nowhere to plant though so I kept them in the paper towel. after a few more days all the roots were > 3/4 of an inch long. But I the light was arriving the next day so I still held off putting them in soil. Once I finally completed the setup, I went to plant my seeds and found they were now sprouts. They were a little yellow and looked fairly unhealthy, but I got them in the dirt and under the light, and within a few hours were green and looking happy.