Get u the rapid rooters buddy! I used jiffy pucks/ straight to soil/ solo cup of soil and always was a crap shoot! Got rapid rooters and first try she was up in 36hrs and seed had no tail when it was transferred from soak! Wasn’t even split yet but still was up quick! They are spongy so u can let them soak up max water and just squeeze em gently like a sponge and wring out the excess water and good to go! I put mine into a shot glass on heat mat and bingo bango was up quick! They are worth the cost! Especially when u comsider cost of losing a couple seeds to non sprouts it’ll make the $15-20 worth it! I paid $18 + tax but bought locally at ace hardware so i could get same day!