When I first started germing seeds from breeders like Dinafem, World of seeds, Sweet Seeds, DNA I had a 100% success rate. I used to only germ and grow 1 seed at a time. I never ever had any problems in soil, RDWC, then hempy. Now all of a sudden my germ rate has plummeted. I can't seem to even get them to pop at all. I've tried my rock solid way that worked countless time for years as well as several other popular methods. Near 80% fail rate. I've had to cull some runts lately as well. I don't know. But, now I germ at least two. Good luck OP. Keep us informed.