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If you use the Deno's method, as it is called, none of the problems stated above would occur.

All that is, is to germinate seeds in moist kitchen paper towels, the stored in a ziplock baggie, either in the refrigerator (cold treatment) or on a shelf. When they have produced radicals (roots) make a hole with a pencil in the seeding flat and gently guide the roots into it using a tweezer. Leave the seed shell level with the surface, then cover the seed with additional seeding mix so it will be the depth recommended for that variety. This way you can space the plants in the flat and all are the same size, and variety. Or plant the germinated seed in small individual pots.

I am amazed how quickly seeds sprout in paper towels. No problems with fungus, damping off, or bugs as is often the case using soil.

Caption: Hibiscus seeds nicked soaked, then placed in paper towel germinated in 2 days. These were 3-year-old seeds that I had problem sprouting even when the seeds were new. .