a friend of mine just germ'd and sprouted 2 il diavolo seeds. he put two in a glass of spring water ( slightly warmer than room temp ) about 36hrs taproot was out almost a cm, put in soil under light, 2 days and they sprouted. they are just a few days old now. as for the germ rates you will need someone whos sprouted alot more seeds from delicious to get an actual rate.. ive got 5 that will go down in the next month or so. ill have a thread going.