I would urge anyone attempting to grow hard coated seed forming plants to try several methods, and let us know what works best for them, and with which species. Certain species of temperate trees do require piercing or removal of the seed coat before they will germinate. At this point it should be mentioned that the coat should be filed only until the meat of the seed can be seen, and that some seeds have an inner and an outer seed coat. It is not always the outer coat that is water impervious. Many wildflowers such as Trilliums and buttercup will die with less than two weeks of dry storage.
E. coco is said to die within two weeks of harvesting the seed.
Research and trial and error will let you know which seeds need to be dried, and which need to not be dried. Hopefully as you explore the world of gardening you will learn much that will be shared with others for many years to come. Entheogen Dot is looking for more articles on growing the entheogens, or gardening in general. Contact us if you wish to submit such an article.