hello princess,i grow hydro and i use the paper towel method once its cracked instead of the soil i put them in pre soaked 1" rookwool blocks then tease a little pice of rookwool over the burried seed then put in probogator when it shows its head i put under lights then when the tap root come out the bottom i put in 3" blocks then when the root comes out the bottom of the 3" block you put in pot or hydro set up:thumbsup::thumbsup: