I sowed the annual kind but will do perennials next year, guess I could start them now. It said to soak in warm water (I didn't make mine too warm) for 2 hours. I'm going to plant mine right in the ground. If I don't have a soaker hose like where I planted the annuals, I'm going to do either one of two things. Screw in a pepsi bottle w/bottom cut out over it w/cap off. Moisture will show in the bottle. Water right over and around the bottle when the soil looks like it is drying out or you see no moisture in the bottle. Or I have some irrigation spikes I could put where the seeds are, they screw onto 2-liter bottles, I cut the bottoms out w/hot knife so I can fill with hose. Obviously if you are planting a lot, my ideas will be more work. But starting them inside, you have to harden them off, and starting outside you don't have to. You could try a couple both ways. The annual seeds I planted, older like yours, not kept in fridge, were big enough to space right. Mine didn't get very good germination but took about 2 weeks; if I get just a few plants for now, that will be fine. I planted mine where there is a soaker hose which worked well; rain did the rest.

They really are tough plants (for the most part) and repotting isn't difficult tho' I know it's scary the first time or two. First be sure you have some good free-draining potting mix. Then knock it out of the pot--turn it upside down and hold the plant with one hand while you rap the rim of the pot against the table or wherever you're going to be working. Usually just a good rap or two will knock it loose, but it tends to be pretty messy so I hope you have a nice place outside to do it. Sometimes it takes a little more work to get it out, but don't worry about hurting it. Might even be necessary to run a long thin-bladed knife around the inside of the pot. Cut back any weak or damaged growth. Work the root-ball so you get as much of the old soil off as comes easily, and check to be sure the roots are healthy. You can prune them back, especially if they've circled around the inside of the pot a few times. Be sure you put a little something in the bottom of the pot to be sure all the potting mix doesn't wash out while the roots are getting re-established--I use various things such as scraps of coir from old basket liners, or a wad of long-fibered sphagnum moss; you can also use the liners from meat trays, and I have a friend who swears by used dryer sheets. But don't put a layer of rocks or broken pots or whatever might be suggested for 'drainage'--it actually stops drainage. Put a little potting mix in the bottom of the pot, put your root-ball on it, fill around it and rap it on the bench a few times to settle the soil in well and prevent pockets of air. Don't put very much soil over it, but a little is probably a good idea. Water it in well, and set in the shade to drain. Does that cover what you need to know? And sorry to the original poster who gets to read all this! In the future it's probably a good idea to start a new thread.

Did you use the miracle grow moisture control? They put something like that in it. Beads or something. I don't use it because someone in here told me not to. But, it DOES look like the geletin that is used with some of those grass seads. I bought this "idiot proof" grass seed where you water until you see "diamonds" (the glittering geletin pieces) check the bag you bought. Hey, if it works, let us know, ok? I'm betting that it would be GREAT for "potted" brugs that are always thirsty.

Greg - Rollouts inside a cabinet is double motion and you have to make sure both cabinet doors are fully open.. a pain in my humble opinion. With drawers, you can have both hands busy stirring, etc. and open them with your toes and look down for what you need! Can't do that with two doors to open and then a pullout. I put drawers on all my lower cabinets, except for two cabinets - one was for vertical storage (cookie sheets, etc.), the other was for my tall appliances like mixer, blenders, etc. And I LOVE them! Would never go back to base cabinets that are not drawers. So much easier to find things.