Here the experiences of an inexperienced gardener. I got seeds from two sources. I sowed some in fall, some in the garden, some in pots, in potting soil. I sowed some in pots in the spring, half of them went into the freezer, half of them in the refrigerator for 3 weeks. Germination: The seeds from the one source did not germinate at all. I have not seen plants in the garden, but from the pots outside, I got 3 plants. They stay outside and seem to do pretty well - I put a net over them to guard them from birds. The seeds from the other source both from refrigerator and freezer sprouted. I kept most of them inside, pretty moist. The inside plants seemed to grow a bit (too) fast, getting long stems with only a few leaves. They got no direct sun, but it was quite warm inside. Quite a few collapsed. I moved them to a cooler spot and let them dry out a bit. Still a few collapsed. I moved a couple outdoors. This is where we are now - I still have about 10 plants (starting from maybe 100 seeds). Some have grown okay, some are still small. The outside plants seem to have shorter stems. Conclusion: Where you source the seeds makes a difference for germination. Germination rate from refrigerator/fridge (no difference between those) was much higher than seeds sown in fall (we had a lot of frost this winter). Once germinated, I think, it may be best to keep plants not too warm and not too wet, as to make them grow slowly. Otherwise I do not know how to protect them from collapsing. I do hope some of the plants make it to next spring, as the hablitzia seems to good to be true a plant...
