Hi Pat, and thanks! I really have no place to work with seeds inside here, is one issue.
The wintersowing is actually the most reliable seed-starting method I have for everything else, so I feel okay about it for these too.
I think you answered another question: the seeds should be soaked before planting? I also read, somewhere, that it's good to refrigerate them for a while. Our first frost is said to occur around the end of October so I might be able to get something in the ground soon enough, if I get cracking! but I have no idea how long germination takes, for instance, so I hesitate.
Oh, and I'm a Facebook holdout; no Facebook for me. I know I miss some good resources and connections that way but, well, nope, not going there.