Hi...I put half directly in soil(fox farm ocean Forrest) and the other half I soaked in water for ten hours. This was on may 19th
I'm not to sure on the fox farm never used it but from what iv heard its full of nutes ( could be wrong ) so your beans maybe could not handle it at such a young age. And if I'm germinating I always go with the paper towel and DVD case or lunch box trick has working for me for years. Not a fan of just poping it in soil and hope she shows her face. Did the seed split when you had it in water for ten hours ???