I put the seeds in warm tap water for 24 hours on the 8/22 then into a paper towel setup for another 24 hours and already had huge 1/2-3/4in taproots on all seeds. I like to keep my seeds in a paper towel, in a ziplock loosely sealed, and on my xbox cause it kicks off the slightest amount of heat nearly 24/7. I planted them in quart containers in coast of maine soil mix amended with perlite and some peat moss. They sprouted within 2 days and after i gently pushed the shells off I had 100% success from germ to sprout.