I have the best success getting seed pods by pollinating a freshly open flower early in the day while the stigmatic lip is still moist. I prefer pollen from a second day flower...fluffy. Not all crosses take so make some extra. Some varieties do not have pollen. I harvest the seed in the fall as the pods mature. dry the seed on paper plates for a few days and then store in envelopes. I start my seedlings in the house...About November I soak the seed for a few days changing the water. I then put the seed on a damp paper towel. fold it up, wrap in foil, put in plastic bags, and refrigerate for a couple of months. I then plant them and grow them on in a sunny window or under lights until I can line them out in May. In 2011 I got lots of seedlings...this spring not as many. This is more "labor intensive' than many people like to bother with but it works for me and I get bloom one year quicker. I'll post more seedling pictures in another thread.
