Need advise or encouragment
I direct sowed a bunch in 4 inch pots and have the pots in planter soil on the deck.
They have germinated. Teeeeeny 2 leaf sprouts.
I checked the directions and it said sow direct in late fall or start in the house 6 weeks before planting.
Am I going to loose them ?
Are they like annual poppies and will hug the ground until spring?

Are they hardy annuals or half-hardy? Hardy annuals should survive winter but I think that assumes they're in ground. If still too small to transplant, you could bury the whole container into the garden and hope for the best. Or, move them into a garage or other protected spot for winter.

Karen

The pots are in the planter soil up to their tops just enough so I can see them. I re-read the instructiond and think I am OK. I held back seed just incase.
Thanks for responding so quickly.
Here they are.

I wintersowed some last year (first time growing these), and they bloomed in the spring --they were beautiful! I'm hoping they reseed this year.

I'd probably try to keep them in a protected area if you can since they are still so tiny.

I believe re-seeding plants are termed "hardy annuals" like poppies somnifarium and larkspur.
I held back half the seeds just incase I need to resow in spring.

Some reseeders are hardy annuals, but not all are.

My understanding is
Hardy annual- lives a year, not damaged by frost
Half hardy annual- lives a tear, damaged by, but can survive light frost
Tender annual- killed by frost

Tender perennial- perennial in frost free zones, grown as an annual in cold zones
Hardy perennial- not damaged by cold winter.

And these categories vary by the zone you live in.

Karen

You are most likely right.
I hope the CHouses return in spring. They are on a north-east side of the deck, so might be more protected there.
I will obcess about these plants until April when they are either going to be there or not.