See my informal post. Just throw them in. If it makes you feel better to stick them in the dirt- go ahead and do so. Here in Columbus we get freezes and thaws that does the same thing, perhaps not in NC? Enjoy, you will love this plant.

Hi Bev, I'd be very interested. Here's a link to my page - unfortunately, it's very short. We're renovating & I spent very little time attending to my garden, much less gathering seed (sigh). Let me know if you find something of interest. All the best, Gail Here is a link that might be useful: Gail's trades

I don't cut back the stems. I wait until spring, and do my clean-up then. Bonnie, are you a registered member here? I'm trying to figure out why some people don't have a 'My Page'? Your name is black and your email is showing, instead of your name in blue and a 'My Page' in parentheses. I suppose, if you want your email to show, it could still show, but I don't understand why your name is black and not blue? You have no profile page that someone can click on. I believe it's called hotlinked when your name and your email or your 'My Page' are linked together.

Thank you so much for the quick response. I truly appreciate it. I was all over the internet trying to find an image of the seed. I am planning on wintersowing it. Wish me luck...