Scott- I have had similar results with fresh seeds. I have also seen a correlation between seeds from not-quite-ripe pods and high floater (and germination) rates. I posted my observations about dried seeds because I have read several posts talking about discarding dried seeds which float. Calvin "Parkhurst, Scott Contractor" wrote: > > The seeds I plant for my Aji Amarillo plants almost all float, > > even if left overnight in water. They also carry about a 90% > > germination rate. I don't know if it is because of the way they > > are dried, or what. > > I only use the float test on seeds from freshly picked pods. > The times I have tried to float test already dried seeds I got > results similar to yours. I have noticed that with "fresh" seeds, > the ones that float tend to be smaller, mis-shaped or just don't > look quite right. > > Scott... KCK