I've tried to start these seeds in Virginia in the wild - just buried into the soil, without any prep. Didn't work so well. I was hoping it would be as easy to propagate as Autumn Olive, but perhaps it does better in colder climates.
Why does your bag say "bombs"? The reason I ask is that my bag says "tiny ads" and it has stuff like this:
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