need help on auto flowering plants please

hello all
well ive had a nightmare start to the auto flowering seeds i had germinated the seeds as you would a normal seed but to no avail, i put them in water in dark for 24 hours the shoots appeared so i potted up into soil ,4 days later nothing so i decided to read up a little about them only to find a sight telling me never to pre germinate autos , so this leads me to my next question what the best way to start them off is a case of popping them in soil and watering or is there some trick to them please help me as i have only 4 seed left and dont want to ruin these as it looks like i have the others

thats the way i do mine to but i use a heating pad to germ then in cups with cerran wrap or a baggie over it to create humidity with a couple fine holes in it a rubber band to hold the cover on once they break soil i remove plastic put under flouresent light i keep on heating pad until transplant mostly in week 3 then under big lights no heating pad

You start yours in just dirt? I've always germed them in water for 24 hrs then into the damp paper towel in a plastic bag method!

Dwezelitsame said:

thats the way i do mine to but i use a heating pad to germ then in cups with cerran wrap or a baggie over it to create humidity with a couple fine holes in it a rubber band to hold the cover on once they break soil i remove plastic put under flouresent light i keep on heating pad until transplant mostly in week 3 then under big lights no heating pad

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I have always pre-germed my autos. I use the paper towel in a zip lock on a heatingpad. 100% success for me.

cheers guys i think ill just leave the ones i have germinated a bit longer maybe its just me being impatient, how long after you have potted till you see shoots roughly its been 4 days since