Once I learned about the whole taproot drama I rolled up some really deep newspaper pots..
The Lupines germinate much better and faster w a nick in the seed coat and a 24 hour soak before potting.
The larkspur that were dry stratified, (putting the seed pack in the fridge dry for 2 weeks)didn't do well.
4 out of 40 and three weeks to germinate is pretty shoddy if you ask me, both in terms of wasted space and time.. the 18 cells that didn't grow anything could have been used for something better. My second round was cold stratified in the fridge in wet paper towels from 3/1 to planting on 3/11 and I already have two seedlings from that batch, so I think in the future I'll either winter sow late Feb or do the cold wet stratification in the fridge for 10-14 days.
Outdoor seeding is not an option for me because I have such limited yard space, I'm relatively inexperienced, Its hard to recognize seedlings vs weeds, I have retaining walls that capture every blowing leaf in the neighborhood in my beds making spring clean up and seedlings mutually exclusive, I don't want to be outside w a magnifying glass.. I'd rather hoe the bed clean and transplant
