if you want really easy 100% germinating, try pre-soaking seeds for about an hour in plain tapwater ... put the seed growing-tip down, into a dampened Rapid-Rooter plug ... tear off a tiny bit of the plug, to 'gently' stuff into the hole above the seed ... put ONE drop of Superthrive per gallon of tapwater (chlorine is your friend here, it will help prevent fungus, etc) ... put the RapidRooter plugs into a simple bubble-cloner box, with only faint light, and come back in a couple days, the seedling will be growing already ... I copied Opie Yutts' design for a bubble-cloner, and happily discovered it is AMAZING for starting seeds ... (I had too much water in one of those photos, you don't want the plugs kept that wet, only damp) ... :thumbsup: