Everybody has there own fave germ method. I think if paper towels work for you carry on, I personally can't get on with straight to soil.. Over night in a glass of water and onto paper towel, as soon as I see a decent tail I pop em into soil... That works for my environment and me, however other ways may work better for you.. I get quicker germs and better early growth by using thisShould I just fire the seed into soil or germ like I usually do and use the paper towel method and then soil?
Its the cheap garden centre version of the expensive canna ones.... 4.99 instead of 20 quid... Its the same thing basically.
Few granules in the seed hole... Lightly cover the granules with a little soil and sew the seed on top of that.

