Got them to sprout by soak over night. Then plant in fall. Let them freeze through the winter and come up naturally in spring. I only get 50% germination this way, but that is good enough for me. Might do better on sprouting mat after freezing. Getting them to maturity is difficult in my grow zone. We have very hot summers and it was dry last year. They do far better in the northern zones as they need to freeze seems like it was minimum 2-3 weeks.
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-Wm