I used an aerogarden to germinate my Bhut without any issues. I just grabbed some "Grow Anything" pods Amazon Link. One thing to note, i also had a basil pod in the aerogarden and the basil grew so strong that I think the roots eventually overtook and "strangled" out my poor Bhut. But it did germinate extremely quickly in the aerogarden, I want to say ~5 days. Good luck!