I always place my seeds in a cup of water for 12 to 24 hours. Then they go to wet paper towels for another 24 to 48 hours. Once I see the developed tap root protruding for the shell I plant them carefully in the medium of my choice. Usually rock wool, sometimes peat pucks.So I have been buying GP seeds the last few weeks to try them out. I am very excited about the different kinds of seeds I have received: Cookie Wreck, Triple Nova, Cookies N Chem, Ace High, The Deputy, and Golden Nugget. These will hopefully be awesome boutique type buds when harvested.
Now on to my issue. Upon receiving the first order, I immediately put 2 Triple Nova and 2 Cookie Wreck into Jiffy peat pellet puck "thingies". Imagine how excited I was the next morning when both TN and 1 CW had already sprouted! This was about 10 days ago or so. The second CW still hasn't sprouted. I dug it out in fact and it looks exactly like it did when I planted it. About 5 days ago I planted 5 Cookies N Chem seeds. 1 of the CNC seeds sprouted yesterday. So, out of 9 seeds, only 4 have sprouted.
I have had the Jiffy peat in the Jiffy sprouting chamber and it is in a warm place. The peat has never dried out.
Is this a problem with the seeds, or the grower? I see a lot of people freezing the seeds then soaking them in water to get them to crack, but I honestly haven't ever tried it. Is it too late to do that now with the seeds that are planted in the Jiffy pucks? Any ideas? Hopefully @Gu will see this.
You can get a pretty good idea of what you are working with if they are not cracking open in the cups of water in several days. I have done it this way for years and have always had pretty great results.
If you have any specific questions let me know, I'd love to help, if I can.