Seed took 4 days to germinate in the grow medium and final pot. The soil was slowly (sprayed) pre watered to 10% of the soil medium. This meant that the soil was evenly moist but not water logged. The seed was placed 15-20mm in the soil. The soil was then pinched over and lightly thumbed down. Not to compact the soil just to bed the seed in, so that it was fully in contact with the soil. This way when the seedling reaches up and out of the soil it has its seed casing removed naturally.