Asking me to explain my mistake, hunh.
I had been using a tried and true method...paper towel, old 2 piece pie plastic dome,
black bottom/clear top, on top of my fluorescent lights for heat and covered for dark.
I was out of paper towels-so I used a small, white cloth towel...thinner than a cloth napkin.
This is all that I did differently. The seeds entered slightly lighter than I expected [not dark brown and striped, but not white] 4 days later the pointy end cracked and stopped growing. 4 days later they were black.
Since then I bought some paper towels and germinated 9 out of 10 bag seeds.
Maybe some bacteria from the cotton cloth got in there.?!
If you have a theory, I'd like to know for sure. This had worked in the past, but not this time.
I am new at this...third crop. This should be my first crop without the "Borg".
I just scrubbed, painted, and sprayed my little grow room at my cousins. New pots, soil, and Avid; With an Aza-Max
back-up in 1 month.
So...if everything goes according to plan , those bad boys will be here by Tuesday at the latest.
Peace
Boo
I just came from the mailbox
and lo and behold... there were my beans from Nirvana.
Occasionally, things are right and fair. Now I will take much better care.
at the latest. 
