yes. you are best off germintaing using the paper towel method, and than planting about 1/2 inch deep in some good soil (Fox Farm Ocean) once the tap root shows.

It's best if you do this with tweezers as you don't want to touch the seed with your hands if you can avoid it.

Then wait. If most of the seeds are up, wait about another week before you dig in to find them--tho then what you gonna do? Generally, I just plant enough that I won't miss one or two sleepers and can deal with coupla males