Patience, grasshopper! It could take up to a week and a half before you see anything depending on your soil temps. Larger plants are much better equipped to handle cooler temps, but seedlings like warmth. If you've ever noticed when you pop seeds on a wet paper towel - what shows first? Yep - the root. So you might have some root action already. Are you using a seedling heat mat? If it's cool or somewhat cold in your grow room, that will hinder the timeframe for the seedlings to break the surface. Try to keep them warm, and don't dig in the dirt to check on progress - they'll be fine.Well it is day 3 since i put the seed directly in the dirt and no sign of anything popping out yet. first time not germinating in paper towels. hope i don't regret that choice.