Hypocotyl

The hypocotyl has somewhat broke through the soil on my tomato seeds.   Hypocotyl is a botanical term for a part of a germinating seedling of a seed plant. As the plant embryo grows at germination, it sends out a shoot called a radicle that becomes the primary root and penetrates down into the soil. After emergence of the radicle, the hypocotyl emerges and lifts the growing tip (usually including the seed coat) above the ground, bearing the embryonic leaves (called cotyledons) and the plumule that gives rise to the first true leaves. The hypocotyle is the primary organ of extension of the young plant and develops into the stem.  I got this useful info off of Wikipedia.  It explains the process very well.  I should be able to see emergance really well in a day or two.  I always enjoy watching the tomatoes starting to grow.....It just means that spring is right around the corner.  Forgot to mention, about a week ago I tore the top two leaves off of one of my jade plants and stuck the leaves into the soil.  Its only been about 7 days and one of the leaves have already started to grow roots!