My best method is a natural approach - each year I let a few different varieties go to seed, purposely knocking into them to disperse seeds, or when it is garden clean-up time, waving the pulled up plants/seed stalks around in the general area I want them to be. In the spring, they germinate on their own timing, popping up here and there. I just tranplant them if they aren't exactly where I want them, or let them grow where they are. They always seem to be far healthier and grow better than my started-inside plants. And we get below zero temps here in the winter, too. Sturdy little buggers.
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