1. I've had pelleted seeds break apart and it didn't seem to affect anything.
2. Right.
3. I usually put 2 or 3 in each cell. You can always pull the extras out when they are tiny. I use tweezers for this. Maybe if you have delicate fingers, you could skip the tweezers.
4. Sounds good to me, though I have never used a heating mat.
5. I usually do 14 hours, but for no good scientific reason. Some flower seeds do need light to germinate, though most don't.
6. Yep. Leave one per cell.

ThinMan

yeah I was being rude...don't worry the clay coating doesn't harm a thing. You will be fine under more lights...lol

This post was edited by SouthCountryGuy on Tue, Apr 9, 13 at 20:31

You did not harm the seeds you may have helped them. That seed coating has to come off before they can germinate. They are only pelletized fir ease of planting. The coating has to be kept moist to dissolve so mist them daily. That should answer number 1

2) yes if it says just press into the soil that means that variety needs light to germinate

3) I don't know I usually start mine in a communal flat and transplant. The Geraniums, Petunias, Dahlias and Nicotania will have to be separated or some pinched out--I vote fir separation. The lobelia is fine with 3 seeds in a cell. I've never grown Angelonia so I don't know about them. You will have late Geraniums. I started mine in February as I do every year and they only have buds when I set them out in the first part of June

4) The mat sounds good but I'd lower the lights to an inch.

5) My lights are set for 15 hours but I don't think another hour would matter much.

6) I think I've already answered this

I hope you have great success