I signed up just to post here. I am also experimenting on my own looking for help. I bought seeds on eBay for the sweet shrub red one and the green Athens one. I wanted to join in as well.
I bought the seeds around March 6 and started around March 10 or so. My dates are slightly off. I first nicked the seeds with my nail clipper and filed the seeds down with a nail filer. I then soaked them over night and up to 24hrs. I then took off the outer coating and thin layer skin around the embryo. I put the, in between a paper towel damped with warm water and in they went into a sealed ziplock bag. I placed them in a cool area on my china hutch so my 2 yr old son couldn't get to them. (Also noticed warm places makes them moldy and soggy so I don't like warm places but for peppers I do) in about 2 weeks the tap roots emerged I planted in seed started miracle gro soil in 4 inch jiffy pots. It has almost been 2 weeks now and they are doing well so far. I don't have a green house nor a green thumb. Heck, I don't even know what I am doing. I am a beginner novice who likes to garden starting from seeds.my plants grow as my son grows.
My jiffy pots are string on the concrete cement floor in my backyard near my sliding door so I can look at them everyday.
It has almost been 1 month since I started my experiment. Here are pictures to share that I just went out to take.
I also bought a Venus plant on amazon since I couldn't get seeds. It's about 1 foot tall now. Also bought an Aphrodite? Red one as well also is 1foot tall.
If you do not mind, I would like to join in and post.
