Cat said:Okay, hopefully someone in my zone will chime in. May be @JWWC. Thanks Anyway!
You rang???
I think it's risky trying to start them now and leave them outdoors to overwinter.
Let's say you started them in a pot, or pots. You're looking at 6 weeks or so to transplant (at the earliest) which puts you mid September to transplant into the ground. Indianapolis has a normal first frost date of October 7 and a hard freeze date of the 30th. I try to give established plants 6 weeks minimum before freeze to have established roots. Seedlings I would give even longer if possible.
