I germinated by soaking in bottled spring water for 24 hours then leaving in a damp paper towel until the root is 2-3 cm long about 1 inch for the Americans on here. I make my own soil so when I wet it I use mycorrhiza and fertilized to wet and mix in with the soil. I forgot about the seeds for a day and they dried out so they only didn’t germinate because of my mess up. Oh well live and learn.