There is at least one container (1) which can be filled with seeds, grain etc. to be germinated. It is closable in a germ impermeable manner and its surface has numerous, liq. permeable perforations, impermeable to germs. Pref. the container is a bag of flexible material and the perforations are distributed over its entire surface. The batch of the germinating material covers the bag main surface. The bag may be fitted with a snap-action closure and may be used as a pack for germinating materials.