im sorry to call your info false it isnt but the best way to germinate seeds is to simply put them into the soil if you germinate the seed outside of the soil you can affect the taproot which you dont want to do you can do this methode but it isnt as good as this one once again im sorry I ust want people to do things that will work out better not saying that you have bad info lol you do this methode espicially when the seeds are old like years old