In article , Jim Lesurf jcgl@st-
and.demon.co.uk writes

I have now also experimented with putting some sweet pea seeds into some
pots in a bag on the window-sill. The packet advised putting the seeds in
"warm water overnight" first. However I had no real idea what constituted
"warm" in this context. I put them in water in small contained sitting
above a fan oven for a couple of hours (water just cool to the finger) in
the evening, then left them overnight, then shoved them in the pots in the
morning.

Warm as in water you would find it comfortable to wash in.
Peas are designed to protect the important bits!

But they will germinate in about two weeks even without that. May take
another week to break through the surface of the soil.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

In article , Kay
writes
Warm as in water you would find it comfortable to wash in.
Peas are designed to protect the important bits!

But they will germinate in about two weeks even without that. May take
another week to break through the surface of the soil.

I germinate mine on kitchen towel, dampened and then put into the top
cupboard in our kitchen where it's fairly warm. Don't do anything else
and get very good germinating proportions, no chitting or scratching of
seed cover.

Janet

--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk