If I grow soil...I mix my soil, get it wet and sit it over niight and check ph, then I take 3 liter pots and put some clean lava rocks to aid drainage; about an inch or so deep.
fill it up to the top. take a pen and poke hole 1/4 inch deep the middle of surface and drop in seed...sit the pot in a dry dark place and wait 2-5 days...you should see a sprout in that timeframe...hope this helps. This is how I plant seed...straight into soil...after 2-3 weeks I replant into 16 qt planter with drain saucers on bottom...and that is where they stay for the duration...lw