UPDATE: 9/27/2020 Both of the seedlings are seeming very happy and healthy and so far, are loving life. Decided to keep the dome on both of them for the next couple of days to keep humidity very high for them, and a few days will start applying very light wind.
So I definitely highly recommend the Pete pellets, I took the seeds out of my refrigerator after being in there almost a year, I let them get to room temperature for about a day, I added a little water to the Pete pallet so they would swell, 10 minutes later through the dry seeds into them, in less than two days head sprouts. I recommend you give them a try, we’re growing White Widow this time, from the Phoenix seed company.