Hi. I'm a newbie, too. This is how I germinate my seeds, to avoid mishaps! First, soak seeds for 12- 24 hours in ph 6.0 water, I use distilled water. At the same time you put you seeds in the water-filled shot glasses( if growing more than one strain, be sure to label each one!) prepare ph 6.0 distilled water(1gallon) by adding Clonex or another root stimulator. Not a lot, use the instructions on the bottle. I put this in a plastic container with lid( not the whole gallon) just enough to soak your rockwool in. Soak the rockwool the same amount of time as the seeds. Drain water and squeeze some, but not all water from rockwool. Place rockwool cubes in whatever you will be using for your seedlings. I use a hydrofarm germination station. With clean fingers, remove seeds from glasses(they should have sunk to the bottom or do so if you gently push them down). Place the seeds, pointed end down, about 1/4 inch deep in the rockwool. Cover holes with a bit of rockwool torn from the cube. This has worked great for me! It takes only 4-6 days, from the time you start soaking them, until you will have sprouted your seeds! This is a pic of a seed that I started Saturday.
