Hello I germinated a couple of seeds and had to manipulate them to plant them in the dirt as such, I was extra careful and never even touched the tap root. Are they good and how long for them to sprout? the tap root was quite long already I simply buried the head of the seed and its sitting at a shallow position so it pushes up easily.
chill your anxiety ..they are fine, after such a fiddle I'd add a little water, warmth is more important at this stage