i would germinate the seed in a cup of water(thats how i do it) you place the seed in the cup of water place it in a warm dark area, in 12 hours you come back and mix the water around the good seeds will sink to the bottom then you leave then for a day or two and you see them open and a root come out! then i would place them in a small pot, little plants grow fast! i would use a simple potting soil from say homedepot, you can choose to feed them ferts after a couple of week or transplant them into the ground. i would suggest digging a fairly large hole and mix the soil with a good nutrient inriched soil(this will allow the soil to loosen up) again from homedepot, a slow release soil like for tomatoes or roses will allow it to get its food from the dirt so all you really have to do is water and watch them grow! you need to do this soon so you need to get your seeds now so you can plant them and they can have the full time needes to grow large and be harvested ontime! g-luck