I use a glass half full of tap water, let it sit for 24 hours then soak the seeds for 24 hours. Put it directly into the pot of soil about 3/4 inch down and cover with soil. Keep the soil moist and don't let it dry out. Should sprout in a few days. Keep a fluoro light above it to help keep it warm but don't use a heating pad IMO it can dry them out or get them too hot. Ive germinated hundreds of seeds this way, most of the time I don't even let the water sit I just throw em in.