germination

First of all my seed is 1 year old, but not past its use-by date. Not fresh enough? I've tried twice now with soaking it overnight, keeping in a paper towel, full light, warmth, but to no avail. What am I doing wrong?

So I've always had a fascination with bromeliads. It's just one of those things. But I've never really tried growing one, I guess until now :). I planted seeds for a puya alpestris, aka the Sapphire Tower. I put seeds into four different environments, two of which I pre-soaked the seeds for...

I unsuccessfully attempted to germinate some monstera deliciosa (mexican breadfruit) seeds last year -- I think I had the soil way too wet & under direct light-- so I'm giving it another shot. I'm planting around 10 seeds. Covering a few with ziploc bags & keeping them out of my germination...