You can start inside at different times and transplant to the same large container when you put outside.

I'd recommend planting the seeds separately and then moving the plants into larger containers when they have grown enough...you don't want to cramp the roots... P.S. - I noticed that you don't have the function to allow members to send you a private message , so am requesting that you : 1) enable members to send you messages.. 2) contact me via the "send me an e-mail" as listed on the top of my homepage here: http://www.gardenweb.com/auth/nph-logincheck.cgi?action=public_profile&user=ron_convolvulaceae regards, Ron This post was edited by ron_convolvulaceae on Thu, Mar 20, 14 at 22:39

I have grown various species in the Family of plants Convolvulaceae for over 45 years...I have traded seeds with people from all over the world since the early 70's... I have never seen nor heard of a dog or a cat eating any part of any type of Convolvulaceae plant...documented animal toxicity has been related to vegetarian grazing animals,like cows,sheep and goats, that may sometimes ingest some of the more toxic species that have become intertwined with the usual plants that they graze...even then very large amounts of vegetable matter are required to be eaten over a prolonged period of time to result in animal toxicity as the leaves and stems contain little alkaloids in comparison to the seeds... There are many types of plants that are variously toxic to both animals and humans,but MG's are nowhere near the top of the list...Daturas,brugmansias,foxglove,hydrangea,oleander and a few hundred other commonly grown garden plants on tradelists have foliage and flowers that are much more toxic than the Morning Glories that are sold in stores... The seeds of Morning Glories are not visually interesting to animals(or children) and are very bitter to the taste...any animal or child tasting the seeds is realistically much more likely to immediately spit them out,than to continue eating a very unpleasant material... The fungicide sometimes used to coat the seeds to discourage 'teenyboppers' from attempting to get high,often causes more physical distress than the untreated seeds...it takes at least several hundred(!) MG seeds properly(!) prepared(!) to experience any sort of a 'high'...simply chewing the seeds is not sufficient as the chunks of raw material are poorly digested and absorbed... The swollen immature seedpods and pedicels of Ipomoea alba and Ipomoea turbinata(muricata) are eaten in Asia as a vegetable... Ipomoea nil and Ipomoea hederacea seeds have been used in traditional folk medicine as a purgative and as aids to birthing during labor and as with other Morning Glory seeds,they contain naturally occuring tocin related alkaloids that make you puke(!)... There are no scientifically serious documented deaths of animals or humans from ingesting Morning Glories as compared to a very large list of other common garden plants. Scientific facts should be distinguished from over-reactionary 'fuzzy' thinking...there are many substances that animals and humans can potentially become seriously ill from,but realistically(!) speaking,Morning Glories isn't one of them... My experience is that Morning Glories are very safe to grow as garden plants,especially in comparison to the many other plants that are intentionally grown and occur naturally as volunteers all around us... Hope this information helps to reduce any well-intentioned misunderstandings and 'mindless' repitition on the web of misinformation related to Morning Glories and actual or potential toxicity... TTY,... Ron

I had them indoors originally but gradually put them outdoors longer throughout the day but even doing that they were dying very shortly after germination, all of my other flowers are doing wonderfully after the move and transplant, it seems to just be these that are having a hard time for some reason. I've always germinated my plants indoors and then shortly after germination moved them outside the minute the weather is right after a short hardening off and last frost has past(ours was calendered for last week) the reason I only germinate indoors and then move out is mainly for placement because i have a large garden area and we have alot of ducks and birds that come and pick up the seeds if they're directly sown outside. They've also always seemed to do better then waiting until fully grown for transplant but this is my first time doing moonflowers and morning glories