I wouldn't let them dry, earthworm.
I started some last year and after chewing the hell out of them
soaked them in tepid water for 3 or 4 days.
Added 5 or 6 drops of 3% hydrogen peroxide to the water, changing the water every day, and renewing the hydrogen peroxide each time.
Scratch/Rub them, even when wet (messy) with sandpaper before planting.
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Use a cactus mix to ensure it's free-draining and won't waterlog.
Keep very warm, a germinating mat is good.
Use saran wrap over top so they don't dry out.
Mist seeds (add hydrogen peroxide to the misting water), replace saran wrap.
My seedling pots are on a concrete floor warmed by basement woodstove, and came up within a few weeks if I recall.
Let us know how it's going.
For very large seeds (like Foxtails) you can even put them all into an OLD pillowcase (hide the results from W...
) TIE IT VERY TIGHTLY, and put it through a
hot water wash in washing machine. But that's another story!
Barb