Sugar pine seed update

I posted some time ago about scarification of sugar pine seeds,
reporting that scarification clearly speeded up germination.

Although this is true, virtually all my sugar pine seeds eventually
germinated, whether scarified or no. So the biggest factor in my first
failure was probably poor seed from an unreputable supplier. The new
seeds were from F.W. Schumacher, and they worked perfectly.

I grew 20-25 seedlings in cell packs, and then transferred 10 seedlings
to pots. Since then, I've lost three seedlings to disease. One more
seedling is affected by disease but has been treated with chamomile tea
and is surviving for the moment. I'd be happy with six healthy plants,
though, if this is all I get.