i'll never know which method sprouted the seeds
the first time i tried sprouting these things
i set some water to boil and about 90 seeds
i waited until the water was boiling, i had 2 pans, one empty on a burner and one that was boiling
i took 30 seeds and put them in the pot that was boiling and set a timer for 4 mintues, 2 minutes later i threw in another 30 seeds
after 4 minutes i took the last 30 seeds and threw them in the empty pan sitting on the cool burner, and poured the water into the pan with the seeds
30 seeds boiled for 4 minutes plus the cooling time of the water, 30 seeds boiled for 2 minutes plus the cooling time of the water, and the other 30 seeds had boiling water poured onto them in a cool pan and were in the pan until the water cooled
i poured all the seeds plus the water out onto some soil the next day and about 30 of them sprouted
i'll never know which method sprouted the seeds and which of them were killed or weren't boiled long enough
.......... oh well