Roots and standing upright.

ALRIGHT, so we have some action going on. The little Flame of the Forest is starting to finally look like a proper plant.

For days and days the little seedling didn't seem to be doing anything at all. I was worried that it was too wet, or didn't have enough dirt, or was too cold. But finally about a week ago I noticed ROOTS (!) growing from part of the shoot. Check it, if you look closely you can see the roots emerging from what I guess is now the tap root:

And during at the same time leaves began to develop in between the cotyledons (correct word, I think?):

So yesterday, February 24 2010, The plant freed itself from the cold dark earth and said hello to the upper atmosphere of the greenhouse box. It was a miracle!

The cotyledons look like they partially rotted while stuck in the seed starting substrate. It makes me nervous for the rest of the 70 or see seeds. But regardless, this little Flame of the Forest is starting to look pretty good! What do you think?