Growing Pomegranates From Seeds (failed attempt #1)

Over the weekend I remembered that I had a pomegranate in the fridge that I got while I was in Northern California.  It was delicious! When I took the photo I had been working on it for a few hours (I needed to savor it) so the skin turned a little brown.

The reason I hadn't eaten it sooner is because I wanted to plant the seeds and see if I could grow my own pomegranate tree!  Unfortunately, I couldn't fine just one sure fire way to grow them from the seeds.  There were very different opinions on how to germinate the most seeds, so I tried the two methods that kept popping up in my searches.  Here are the two methods.  Note: I have some steps listed as a and b, each representing that step in their respective methods. Ex: step 2a: place fresh seeds on a napkin.  step 2b: remove all fruit juice and flesh from seeds.

Step 1: Gather materials. You'll need a pomegranate, a napkin or paper towel, a pot, soil, and water.  Since I used two method, I needed double the materials.

Step 2a: Place fresh seeds on a napkin or paper towel. Crush the juice out of the seeds.  Then leave them out to dry for a few hours.  I placed my seeds on the napkin, folded it over and squeezed the juice out.  The articles I read said to do it in a napkin or paper towel so the juice get's soaked up immediately, to prevent the seeds from molding.  I have to say I was very sad to do this step because it meant I wouldn't get to enjoy the juice from these seeds.  I really hope this method works or all those delicious seeds will have gone to waste!

Step 2b:  Remove all fruit juice and flesh from seeds.  (Sorry, I forgot to take a picture of these guys.)  I removed the juice and flesh the old fashioned way:  I ate it off!  I'll admit, it was a little time consuming and I crushed more than a few seeds in between my teeth while trying to scrape off every little bit of the fruit.

Step 3:  Fill your pot with moistened soil.  I filled the pots with soil and added enough water to ensure every part of the soil was wet, but not puddling at the bottom.  (These pots don't have any drainage holes)

Step 4: Plant seeds. Below you can see that I planted the seeds on the top of the damp soil and then added a thin layer over them.  In the pictures, the pots on the bottom and to the right are the ones with the dried out seeds.

Step 5: Create a greenhouse.  Again, there were two different methods that seemed to be popular online, one where you poke holes in the top and one with no holes.  I gave the dried out seeds the greenhouse with no holes.

And lastly, I placed them in the window sill.  Now I wait.  In the articles I read, two to four weeks was the typical sprouting time.  We'll see!

Oh, also.  I saw this cat outside my window. 

UPDATE 2/11: My seeds got moldy just like the lemon seeds did.  Any tips or tricks are welcome, I would love to try again.