Oh the secret is..fresh seeds...propagator...heat...and lots of patience...
Normally I don't have problems with germination but this year was a bit of hit and miss..I put it down to weather being so cold and my propagator wasn't quite warm enough..and it was on draughty windowsill as well..but I did get there eventually... ::)
What I found odd was that my naga morich seed, normally slow to germinate, were first to pop up and I had 100% germination as well... ::)..so I have more of those that I really need..I mean how many of those can you really use.. ::) I only get through few fruits..but I didn't have heart to throw them away neither and nobody wanted any of them to try..I wonder why.. ;D