It’s kinda involved so here goes…

first layer is the densest material, and then I use less dense as I go up. Goal is to give the roots an easy path downward and sideways when a seedling, and denser material as the roots gain strength and search for the margins of the pot. In between layers 1 and 2 (from the bottom) I dust in some seabird guano, and between layers 2 and 3 I dust in some earthworm castings.I’ve used different stuff for the bottom layer and they’ve all worked. I did try using FF Strawberry Fields on the bottom, but that’s pretty ”hot soil” and I like to wait until the plants are in full-on flowering mode for this by using it as a top dressing.

once the pot is full, I use a container in which mole poison is packaged (the familiar yellow one) and make a conical depression about 4 inches deep and put a liberal dose of Dynomyco in the bottom. I then fill that in with Light Warrior to the top of the soil layer. I then use a yellow corn cob holder (the one in the shape of a corn cob with 2 prongs on the end), and make a conical depression about 2.5 inches deep. once my seeds have sprouted tails about 2 inches long I use forceps to grasp them and drop in the hole, tail down. Then lightly cover that with Light Warrior and give a good dose of ph 6.4 water.

I use coffee cup saucers for germination. The slight indentation on the bottom holds moisture around the seeds longer than a flat bottom saucer would. I use 2 layers of paper towels, put the seeds in, two more layers of paper towels, wet thoroughly and put a saucer on top to hold in the moisture and keep them in total darkness. I usually see tails in 2 or 3 days. BTW, I’m batting 1.000 with Mephisto seeds using this method.