I looked for, but didn't find a "Seed Starting" forum on this forum.
I usually start or germinate seed in some variety of sterile soil. It is a hit or miss method which requires the soil to be maintained at a certain moisture content, an optimum temperature, and other variables.
I'm curious about other methods like germinating in moist paper towels. When germinating in paper towels, how do you identify which paper towel contains which variety of seed" How do you know when the seed has germinated when growing multiple varieties and the seed is covered? How do you contain your germinating seed to a limited area when germinating multiple varieties? How do you monitor or maintain the proper moisture content in the towels? After the seed has germinated, how do you handle the seedling without damaging it to transfer it to soil in a container?
What are some other methods for germinating seed which give good results?
Ted