seeds and light

wet a paper towel, put the seeds you want to germinate into the towel then fold up the paper towel and put it somewhere where its warm and dark. I like to put the paper towel in a sealed bag so it doesn't loose moister

no dirt???

I put the seeds right into the soil. Just don't pack the soil down over the seed. Place it rather than pack it. You can Germinate it if ya want too but I have just switched to planted directly in soil and have had 100% sprouts. That Mekong is something I would be interested in growing!

I also get the light On the plants after I plant them or atleast a day later. It helps guide the seedling in my opinion an speeds up the process but light is not needed till you see a sprout.

check it out:

#1 Take a lil' tupperware bowl, and fold up 2 paper towels to fit in the bottom, edge to edge.
#2 place your seeds in there with about 1/2 " in between all of them.
#3 Fold 1 paper towel up to fit the same area, and wet it with lukewarm H2O, then lay it on the seeds
#4 Put a little more water in there now just to make sure all the paper towels are good and wet, (not flooded...but good and wet)
#5 put the lid on partially leaving it open a little..
#6 Place it on top of a heating pad on low-medium that is wrapped one time in a small towel
#7 Put it out of the way,check every now and then to make sure its not dry and there is moisture in there

In about 3-4 days they will germinate, and sometimes after they have sprouted and are trying to still bust out of their shell,you may have to GENTLY!!!! help them out of the shell
with( I use a toothpick) BUT BE GENTLE

** then transfer to your medium, soon as they have about 1 to 1 1/2 inch of root

thk man great input