i dont soak them never have, i use the tissue paper between two saucers method and i check every 6-8 hours the paper is saturated but not floating with water- i drain off excess, so i know this method which has never let me down is not the cause so i did not drown them
apparently its due to the seed fermenting due to moisture caused by improper packaging
i didnt get it shipped the store is fairly near my point is if you are going to breed and sell these you should package them properly
the kind of person who needs one fem auto for an empty space in a perpetual harvest auto grow
there must be alot of people buing one seed or there wouldnt be a market for it
liike the 2nd poster said variety and it also gives you the chancce to sampple
purchased a single fem autoflower 'top 69 'seed from 'advanced seeds', noticed there was no dessicant material with the seed, lo and behold i germinate and the shell splits to reveal a black embryo
i am well f***d off