kareoke said:, this is the first time mine have not germinated, I will still leave them for awhile.
Doris,one week is too soon to worry.If you have not seen any by the end of two weeks then start to worry.It can easily take up to a month.
Now,that said,why not try some without taking off the seedcoat.I don't know who started that but it is wrong.The seed coat protects the seed until it sprouts.