i beg to differ. iv had similar success with paper towel vs soil
but get far better results germinating in a glass of distilled water since its sink or swim it kinda forces them to crack.
it takes on average of two days to sprout either way your going to want to get rid of the weakest plants
seeds will pretty much keep forever
my father gave me seeds from when he was young (1960s)
and the few i tried worked well and tasted great, not quite as strong though...
yeaaah thes stems most likely wont get you very high at all,
i would say just make a nice tea for your self maybe mint tea with your stems and some honey :D
:peace:
honestly id let them go for atleast another month man, they seem happy and they look good, but your new so take your time getting used to growing.
if you wait another month or so they will be that much bigger, stronger and if females produce nice buds.