Too much moisture will cause your seeds to mold or rot.
It is a great gardening hack that speeds up germination by providing the seeds with perfect moisture, air, and temperature conditions indoors. Pre-sprouting seeds is a method used to germinate seeds on a damp paper towel before they are planted. Eliminates the need to thin out seedlings: With pre-sprouting, there is no need to toss three or four seeds into a pot and hope at least one will germinate only to have all four seeds sprout forcing you to thin out the extras.Excludes the bad seeds: You only plant the seeds that geminate.Saves time waiting for seeds to sprout: Pre-sprouting accelerates germination because the seeds can be given ideal moisture, air, and temperature conditions indoors.Instead, you sprout the seeds in a small container, and only plant the ones that germinate. Conserves space: You don’t have to sow a whole tray of seeds hoping that at least half will germinate.
Learn how to germinate seeds in a paper towel with this tutorial. Wondering whether your garden seeds will sprout? You can eliminate some of the wait time by germinating seeds before they are planted.