After the pods dried out, I took the seeds out and put them on paper plates with their ID information on it to dry. After they were dry I put them in envelopes with with the ID info written on the outside, and stored them until I was ready to plant. I didn't start soaking them until the end ofJanuary last year, and them put them in the fridge in early Feb. I potted them in April, and now that I looked up my notes, I didn't line them out until July 31. Much later then I should have I'm thinking. I don't know what would happen if you would start them right after harvesting them, but I think they need to dry out before starting the planting process. I'm hoping to get the ball rolling earlier this year, maybe in Dec. It would be much nicer if I had a green house, I'm sure. I did keep the two pots that had none germinate, and I'm leaving them outside this winter, if they grow next spring, they grow, if not then they don't.
Mary Ann, I was surprised to at how quickly some of them started to increase.
