I had 3 seeds - directed planted 2 into raised garden beds and one tried germinating using paper towel method...
For the papertowel method I soaked the seed in a glass of bottle water for 12 hours (until it suck), then put the seed between to damp pieces of paper towel... placed this into a snap lock (sandwich) bag and placed in a warm dark place for 4 days.... tap root appeared (was a few mm long).
Planted the germinating seed into garden bed, did not sprout....
The two I direct buried (used tweezers , in hole about 1 knuckle deep)... sprouted