not too sure but heres my full germing process; i pop all seeds into a cup of water for 24hours , the cup is put into a dark warm place . then i put them into a box lined with paper towels that are damp, not soaking but very damp, i cover them with more paper towels dampen them and pop the lid back on the box, then i put the box sumwhere warm and dark again. i'll open the box a couple of times a day and spray the towel with water to make sure it remains damp. the usually pop within 2 days. keeping them warm, damp and dark is the trick.