Lowell, >I'd be glad to put a few dozen soaked but unsprouted seeds in a >plastic bag and post them to you if you think they could get across >the border. another kind offer ! but with my luck ... Canada Post would lose the mail , the chiles would sprout & grow unchecked, taking over the lost-mail room, which would result in a major international incident ; and my subsequent incarceration for chiles smugglin' !! ;-> and thanks for all the growing advice. fortunately, i have a few rocoto seeds soaking here too. waiting for the West Coast sun ... peter g