my soil blend...coco coir, compost, worm castings, biochar, azomite and mychorhizae

day 4 some sprouts starting to show up, so im guessing that the seeds i got from the seller is not super fresh like the way she said it

I would say 4 days is pretty darned fast to get them to show, I have had to wait three or four weeks. in my opinion you got very good fresh seeds.

with Doris. Five days is swift, even when I take the seeds right out of the pod and put into starting medium.

We are so lucky these seeds aren't like celery! I'm awaiting the minuscule seeds to sprout, takes THREE WEEKS! sheesh.