What did you soak them in? Bear in mind, I've already started drinking.
yeah, me also...
I was gonna say "in cider" (old joke... and not acceptable...)
Just warm, not hot, water in little dixie cups, and kept warm (80*f)
Hydrating those seeds made a big difference from last year, I got plants in like 10 days, as opposed to almost 3 weeks, and we learned a lesson on NOT scrimping and reusing potting soil.... (I didn't, it was Dona...) that caused major setbacks as last years crops got it with root mites, that were in the old soil, stunting the root hair development at the 6 week mark... took a lot to bring them back, and they did finally produce well, but should have been much more prolific, and produced at least 5 times more, 3x faster.. like loosing a month of growing...
I got it down now.