oh , wow. I thought I was alone on the getting the first ~2cm breakthrough then top dying. Spent a bit on eugenia squamiflora seeds and was excited when 5 popped up, then all but 1 died back. I use potting soil and a grow light ~4ft above, indoors. mist every other day, water when dirt is no longer moist ~4 days.
but then i had 8/8 zill surinam cherries sprout, so I'm always wondering why some but not the others just dont want to grow.