Great pictures! I think I'll copy your setup, I have just about everything on hand.
My goal is happy, thriving, ready to go in the spring plants. I'm hoping I don't need to induce dormancy, since it's really just a few months (December, January, February) that they need to be inside. May not be enough hours of light to keep them happy.
I'm definitely washing mine. When I transplanted the last of my fall plants a few days ago, a thumb-sized tree bug scampered out of the cup! The only bugs allowed inside are spiders. I've been using Tania's mix in some of my containers outside and having excellent results, hadn't thought to try it for houseplants!
I also started a few more seeds (Orange Manzano, Bhut Jolokia, Bishop's Hat) that I intend to raise inside to get a jump-start on spring, so it's good to hear of great results. For our climate, we're supposed to start seeds for spring in December usually!
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