Conundrum

Today marks 2 weeks since I planted the banana seeds and I'm very sad to report that so far that, "yes, we have no bananas."  More alarming than the non-existence of even one, tiny banana cotyledon is the fact that Samantha found mold in the dirt this morning--is that normal? (I feel that the answer is no).

This past weekend I discussed with Samantha the possibility that maybe the banana seeds were too cold on the fancy cake plate in the sunroom. You may think that "sunroom" implies warmth but it is actually pretty cold near the window... especially on these winter days (dispite the fact that as I write this it is currently 50 degrees outside and I am feeling a little tricked by God that spring is around the corner).  Anyway, we decided to take the mini greenhouse upstairs to our room and put it on the shelf above the radiator right next to the window...so both sunlight and warmth! Sounds like heaven on earth for a banana seed but apparently it is also a breeding ground for fungus.  Samantha removed the lid this morning thinking maybe the dirt needs to dry out.

Alas, my life as a banana farmer has not gotten off to a good start.  Actually, it hasn't gotten a start at all. I'm not sure what step to take next. I think I'll wait a few more day before coming up with a plan for a drastic game change...mostly because I'm clueless as to what that should be.

Any ideas?