OK, these are not for the faint of heart. Every sprout has displayed every challenge that comes from true Himalayan landrace seeds ( or 'so it has been said')
I am carefully checking stems for signs of damp off where the main stem weakens. So far nothing too scary. Two of Four have had >6 visible roots when carefully removed from their paper cups. The other two had roots but just 1-2 showing, so they stay in the cups. I turned off the heat mat yesterday as we are past our rainy week and temps are rising. Not sure how hot to keep these when they show slow growth alongside plants that are already in 2.5qt pots. I had a few seeds last year that acted this way and rockwool cubes saved them, one being a DJ Short Temple Flo that I fell in love with.
So...I will be patient!
Update: 1Apr - a fifth seed (of 6 total) popped up almost 3wks after the rest! Doing well, there are now 5 Nanda Devi of 6 planted.