Propagation: Marigolds and rudbeckia not germinating!, 1 by joannabanana

joannabanana wrote:
I never have stratified rudbeckia when starting indoors. Just cover 1/4" and bottom heat speeds things up a bit. I did do an experiment a few years back to see if it worth starting rudbeckias indoors (limited space) or to wintersow them in the milkjugs. Turns out that the indoor starters bloomed one whole week earlier than the wintersown ones.

There are many different varieties and most wintersow well. Cherry Brandy, however, I would start indoors. Seems to be less hardy has a higher germination rate with the bottom heat. use deep seed starting cells/pots. They don't like their rooks messed with.