I put my seeds is "moist" not "wet" paper towel and slip it into a ziplock baggy. I have heard by many people to do the same but leave the paper towel on a window sil or counter top without bagging as far as temp goes keep it between 50-60 degrees (about ground temp) or you could go to a local hardware store and spend 3$ ona mini green house. allow up to 5 weeks to sprout ive seen some really late bloomers i almost threw away!