I don't allow my seeds to dry. If you allow them to dry they go dormant and some can even take years to sprout. I harvest them right when the pod starts to crack. Then I put them directly into spring water with a few drops of peroxide. Then I wrap them in a damp paper towel putting them in the fridge for stratification.
I check them every few weeks and re moisten if needed. Then pull out those that have sprouted and developed a tiny infant rhizome and plant them indoors in soil.
I cannot germinate them straight into the soil outdoors because the temperatures are so inconsistent it warms then freezes, warms then freezes for two months all spring.
And we have winter drought sometimes. Dry but frozen.
