Seeds were germinated at 100% success rate. I use Jiffy green house and peat pellets. Seeds sprouted in a little over 48 hours. Seedlings were transplanted to 3 gal smart pots at day 6 (end of week 0.) Soil mix consists of 30% FFSF (bottom) and 70% FFHF (top.) I also ran the pointed bottom end of the seeds across a nail file, just enough to produce some slight shavings prior to placing in peat pod.