Thanks everyone!
Charley, those seedling look great! Good story about the pizza hut seed...I often wondered it seeds in commercially dried chilies would germinate. I figured they used heat to dry the chilies, which would not be too good for the seed. I've got some dried New Mexico chilies and Guajillo chili pods from the market in the cupboard. I think I give them a try.
Another similar story...I once picked up some fresh cubanelle chilies from a local produce stand. One of the chilies was starting to turn red. I took some fresh seed from that chili, and stuck in some potting soil. No cleaning, drying, or anything. Those seeds sprouted really fast. I guess the seed was already hydrated from being in the chili, and that promoted the fast germination.
Mike-
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