LUDACRIS
New Member
no need for all that hassle.Soak them in a small glass of water (tap water is fine) overnight in a dark place. The next day put them between moist paper towels on a small plate. Invert another plate of the same size over the top as a lid. Then put the whole thing in a large freezer storage bag and blow it up and seal it to make it look like a pillow. Put the storage bag in a warm dark place. Check it in 2 - 3 days. If the seeds are viable, you will have roots.
Yes, there are very fine, microscopic fingers on the roots that can get tangled in the paper towel fabric, if you let the roots get too long. However, transplanting from the paper towel doesn't tear them up enough to hurt them. At this stage they are vulnerable, but also very adaptive and will easily recover.
I even soak my peas, tomato, squash and zuchinni seeds the same way before I plant them in the Jiffy peat pellets.
You need to keep the peat pellets, warm, moist and dark to get good germination.
Good luck.
just plant them.
https://www.rollitup.org/newbie-central/176359-starting-your-seeds.html