Quote Originally Posted by Mississippi Steve
Dude... keep it simple.... 4 inch pot of new soil, plant the seeds 3/8 inch deep, and water. Keep the temps at 75F and your mold problem with be a thing of the past....as well as a higher germination rate, and healthier plants.

FWIW, it doesn't matter what kind of shell the seeds have on them. scuffing, scraping etc will only make for weaker plants. Butterflies and moths that are taken or "assisted" from their cocoons don't develope properly and most die.
The same can be said for seeds.
I agree 100% :thumbsup: ... amazing how well nature gets by, without a piece of sandpaper, a forest fire, or being digested by an animal (that post HAD to be the dumbest thing I ever heard) :S2: