Germination

Thanks for the insight.

There are many different ways of germinating a seed and all are relatively free from the worry of disease as long as you wash your hands and use clean equipment. I take a clean glass of water and drop the seed in it... I then completely encase it in aluminum foil (to keep it dark and keep dust etc out) and put it on top of my refrigerator (to keep it warm). The tap root has generally popped out of the seed casing by the next day or two and I carefully place it, tap root down, into a small hole I've poked in my soil and cover it gently with soil and pat it gently to make sure the soil is pressed up against the seed. I then spray sufficient water around where the seed is that the soil is probably moistened down about an inch and put it in my tent under lights (keeps it warm). Seeds will germinate in a couple of days... But that's MY method... as I say, there are a LOT of different methods and you just have to choose one that makes YOU feel comfortable. Good luck!