I’m with you on this. I tried paper towel but just doesn’t make sense to me. I start mine in rapid rooters. I just stuck 18 old seeds in and about 6 popped. The others didn’t. I tore open the rooters and gently popped them with my fingernail on a table and stuck them back in. Can you believe I got 6 more to pop. These seeds were from 8 years ago and have setting in shop where it’s gets over a 100 all the time.
That's awesome for old seeds. I haven't used rapid rooters. Maybe I should check them out.
So far out of 100, my 13 year old seeds are a no go.. shame too, I crossed pure plant power with white widow. I have about 50 left to try. I was pretty doubtful about them to start.
Buy you a propergator a heat mat and some root riot cubes...seed straight into the moist root riot cubes, into 6 cell packs, place you a towel between the heat mat and the bottom of your propergator... spray mist the tops of the root riot cubes and the inside of the propergator wait 2 to 3 day's