so far i gotta say i'm happy; i got 10 seeds, all seem viable and solid, dark brownish, stripes and spots. i germinated 6 and they all cracked nicely, so i'm hopeful that i might get most or all of them to get going

i think i just have to be sure not to drown them with water, yes?

i'm also a little worried i used too much perlite. when i dumped the seeds in their little depression in the soil they were surrounded by mostly perlite. i hope this won't be a problem. i'd say my mix is 60/40 soil/perlite

thanks, i'm excited and nervous, but getting them all to crack gives me some confidence