have added the water, cover the bowl with a clean dish towel and leave it to soak on the counter till the next day.
check now to see if the seeds have sprouted. mine just formed tiny white bits on the ends of the seeds. some varieties have the root more prominent. if they have sprouted, they are ready to plant! drain the water and get ready to plant the seeds.
i used a normal 8 x 8 inch glass baking dish to plant my seeds. it has no drainage holes, so i placed a thin layer of gravel on the bottom is used for drainage so that the soil does not 