i know many peeps have their way of germination..one of mind is with the cotton squares light soaked and seeds placed in a sandwich of cotton..this is placed in a small dish and covered with saran wrap...make sure you do not soak too much..just .moist....this also beneifits the seed in case you forget about it or if something came up....it will also sprout and survive in the cotton...
also my most successful rates of germination has been 80 to 90 degress...
this is so important to keep it warm......i have seeds that germinate in 12 hours..in the cotton square system...

its all good!!!

ALOHA