i'm a moron

OK, now I can tell you what I did, it worked but whether or not it's the correct way of doing it, I'm not sure.

I collected seeds from all sorts of weed, if I came across a nice black seed, I'd keep it. Now I have a whole container of seeds. To germinate them I placed some cotton wool in a saucer, added a little water, placed the seed on the wool and covered it with more. Then I got another saucer and put it on top, like a sandwich!! I then put it out in the sun for a few days. I checked it regulary and added more water if needed, just enough to make the wool damp.

The seeds swell then a shoot will spring out. When they got to this stage I put them in a pot, about a inch or less deep in the soil. Give it a day or three and you will find yourself with a baby MJ plant.

NOW, I have in the past, placed the seed straight into the pot and had the same results, just a longer wait.

I think all you need to know is that the seed needs to be in a dark, warm and moist place to sprout.

 

Just place the seed(s) in a damp paper towel, then place folded paper towel in a ziplock bag. Stash ziplock in a dark and warm place. Check like 24 hours later, and just like mulli said, if theres a little tail, then put it a pot/container/rockwool. If the paper towel dries out, just dampen it a little. I usually let seeds germ for a week, and throw out the rest after that. Basically the high quality seeds I have (heavens stairway rocks) almost always germ in 24 hours or less. Those less fresh ones i get from midgrade usually take 3-4 days.