This will germinate ur seeds everytime. grab a plate (not paper) and rip a couple pieces of paper towls or toliet paper and put them on the plate. Then soak it with water, then just flip the plate and let the excess water fall out then put ur seeds ontop and grab more towels or TP and put them ontop of the seeds, then soak it with water again then flip it and let the excess water fall out. Next put it in a dark place like ur drawer or cabinet. u dont have to put a bag over it. i do this all the time and with good results