when i germinate seeds i put like 5 seeds in a wash cloth folded placed on top of a tea cup plate.i fill the bottom of the plate with water just a little enough to keep it mosit then i put the seeds in a dark room or space i check and add water if needed everyday
if i see a sprout i quickly get my twezzers and help the sprout out of it shell so i can
get somthing happening ive had seeds that i germinated for 1 month and they finally pop out somtimes after a week i will open the shell myself very carefully and somtimes they germ but they dont pop out the shell,strong shell,so if u c no action with the seeds open them up.