24 hour soak in water and into paper towel. Nice, warm cabinet above the fridge. Running Imperium X, Future #1, Grandaddy Purple, Big Bud and Wedding Cake. I was ill and too tired, but all seeds popped after 24 hrs in the paper towel. All the sprouts were curled, Imperium adhered herself to the paper, GDP was curled into a corkscrew and the seed leaves were inside the corkscrew. Felt the subtle snap of her somewhere along the taproot. Big Bud had only cracked, but had a 3mm tail coming out of the seed, so I went ahead and planted her.