That's too bad about all of those, use it as a learning experience lol. Plenty more where they all came from shit I must be sitting on several hundred or more still of the BMF f1s
I used the paper towel method when I had a little guerilla grow when I was 17 and I still germinate that way. I do drop the beans into water for 12-24 hrs first though.
Heading out to get some food for the animals, catch ya later Owl