The circle of life 2012 has begun again for me . Have got some Bombay morich & Dorset naga seedlings at 1 day old . Used a old method of germination using weak tea solution and it worked fantastically ... From soaking to seedling break through in 6 days is pretty impressive I think . Seeds kindly donated from PIC 1 .... Will try and sort out uploading some pictures later . Used a mixture of John innes seeding compost, then mixed some vermiculite into it ...placed in a polystyrene coffee cup ...placed in the seeds and put it into a heated propagator .
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Their beautiful man !!! Gonna be a great 2012 !
Plants are looking great rb.
I wanted to address this to insure people don't get the wrong idea about germinating seeds. I mean no offense. Germination isn't taking place in the flask with the warm water/tea. The only thing happening is the seed shells are getting softened. To borrow the definition from Wikipedia: "Germination is the process in which a plant or fungus emerges from a seed or spore, respectively, and begins growth."
Best of luck to you.
Well Datil here my method :
Take a used tea bag and make a medium/weak tea solution with it ( I use normal tea bags ,some people use chamomile ones ) . Place your seeds in a labeled re sealable freezer or food bag ...to this add 2 or 3 table spoons of the tea solution ( this has to be warm and not cold ) and then seal . ( the tannin in the tea softens the seed husk for better germination ) . Repeat process for other seeds . You will end up with several pouches of seeds floating in a tea solution . Now take all of these bags and put into 1 large bag and seal it tightly ( expell the air from bag ) so no fluid from next step gets in . Take a thermos flask containing water approximate 50 deg c ....put your parcel of seeds into the thermos flask , seal tightly and store for 12 -14 hours .... Germination taking place inside the warm flask containing the seed parcels housin the seeds floating in tea . Take out 12/14 hrs later and sow as normal . Hope u make sense of this .. If not inbox me and ask what questions you like .
I wanted to address this to insure people don't get the wrong idea about germinating seeds. I mean no offense. Germination isn't taking place in the flask with the warm water/tea. The only thing happening is the seed shells are getting softened. To borrow the definition from Wikipedia: "Germination is the process in which a plant or fungus emerges from a seed or spore, respectively, and begins growth."
Best of luck to you.
Plants are looking great. . . . . even for a goofy Brit! 
Bambaclat five-o pinched me herrrrb aii- good stuff mate!!
Nice fella- which of the teams over there do you like? Forest, Blues,Villa, Wallsall, just curious mate?well guys here is a update on the lovley plants ...enjoy
And here are a few overwintered ones with a few smaller plants in growbox
Hey Greg ..the gold rum was ok lol ...you'll have to source me something good out to drink 
lol . I'm gonna put my chillies in planters and pots with compost ..the "Brit" soil in my garden is like clay and horrible . Strongest plant growing is either Aji Lemon or Cajamarca ...both going strong ...can't wait to taste the new varieties you sent me . Bonnet & Habs all the way my friend . Which is your strongest growing chilli plant ?
lol . I'm gonna put my chillies in planters and pots with compost ..the "Brit" soil in my garden is like clay and horrible . Strongest plant growing is either Aji Lemon or Cajamarca ...both going strong ...can't wait to taste the new varieties you sent me . Bonnet & Habs all the way my friend . Which is your strongest growing chilli plant ?