Since my auto lemon looks like it's not growing well, I decided to sprout something different. I started it in a paper towel and in 24 hrs it blasted out of it's shell and grew a 1 inch radicle that pushed through a couple layers of the towel. I just cut the towel as close to the root as felt safe and just planted the seed and towel together. In 3 days it's more than half the size of my lemon at 15 days.