Thats so complicated as fuck but I think I get what you are saying after reading it 3 times.. after smoking for so many years I've dumbed my self down. well I germinated 3 days lol and now I have a little plant growing in paper towel.. so now I just feel like having some fun.and I am going to call this small crappy grow THE "plate-plant". It will grow in paper towel on a plate. it has 2 tiny leafs so far and it is shooting up, I have it supported very well. you say " oh paper towel doesn't have any nutrients which is true. But I'll try buying some nutrients or other things that will help it grow. But I've got some crazy thoughts about this new fun grow of mine since the roots are growing threw paper towel it would be like somewhat a hydroponic. But the roots will absorb light unlike growing in soil and hydroponics. So will light help roots grow better? This is just for fun. My plans for the 40+ seeds are to grow outdoors. I know quite a bit about outdoors growing my outdoors skills and indoors skills are like pennies to dollars lol. But this is all for fun and games and I'll post pics of this.. Maybe you will give me some good ideas and maybe this could turn out to be an awesome new thing.