Foxgloves from seed Start indoors or out

[raisedbedted]

Hi Everyone,

I have bought some biannuals seeds for next year namely Dianthus, Wallflowers and Foxgloves.  What option would you favour to start them off..

Start hot greenhouse prick out and plant outside in autumn (by which time I may have forgotten to water them and they fry..)

Start in coldrames and transplant outside to nursery bed.

Sow direct into nursery bed.

I seem to recall that Foxgloves have tap roots so may be hard to transplant is that right?

Thanks to any advice.....

POW

[raisedbedted]

[Jill]

I grew my foxgloves in seed trays, pricking out into larger pots and eventually planting out when the raised beds had been built.  No problems at all with transplanting but perhaps beginners luck?

[saddad]

Outside every time... just scatter seed onto a deep pot that is already growing something else and transplant at the end of the season...

[kitten]

Ooooops, i've just sown some in modules at the weekend - but won't be doing it again, the seeds are ridiculously small!  Good luck whichever way you choose x

[Robert_Brenchley]

I'm starting some biennials in the mini greenhouses, but I just scatter seed in a single pot, then transplant later.

[gardenqueen]

I scatter seed and plant some in the greenhouse. Just about to transplant some.

Some years ago, probably, 3, I sowed some seed of Chocolate Foxgloves. The leaves started developing well but nothing else until this year! Good job I wasn't impatient and pulled them up as there are some lovely flower spikes appearing.