I got my seeds for this yesterday, and am looking over the instructions, which read as follows:
'Requires 2 things to germinate: intermittent washes with dish detergent over a period of 4 weeks (to rid seed of oily substance which is a germination inhibitor). Wash, let dry, etc. Then sow and place outdoors for germination in Spring.'
My interpretation of this is that I probably shouldn't put it outside now, once I've done the washing thing, and not subject it to really cold weather--just sow it in Spring. What do you think?