My seedlings are in cups planted in the ground because I did not feel they were mature enough yet to actually transplant this fall, and also because I wanted to make sure I kept the crosses together till they were planted and be able to tell exactly where any increase came from(assuming there is any by spring planting time). Also I felt it gave me a little better protection from critters digging from underneath them. One more thing I thought having the cups planted in the ground would give them a lot of protection from freezing weather.
