Were getting your cold weather here in Spokane too sambal- this is the first day since last Sunday that it hasnt rained. Winter Pansies come up well from seed. I planted a several in the ground a few years ago and there were tons of seedlings that came up around them. I should imagine that now, while its cool, would be an ideal time to plant the seeds. Pansies seem to handle heat well, but if you find your potted ones to be frying up it would be good to move them where they can get a bit of shade. Hope this helps you.
CMK

I didn't realize they reseed so much. Maybe I'd better pinch off the spent blooms and seed pods that are on my yellow winter pansies in the rock garden. They are beautiful, but I don't want a whole lot of them getting comfy.

schoolhouse- mine are in a moist area. I think that if they were in a dryer area they woundnt reseed quite as much. I always like having extras, just in case one of the originals dies. But its SUPER easy just to pull out anyones you dont want. You can replant them in other areas or even pot them up.
CMK

Geez...I wish I had the "too many volunteer pansies" complaint! lol Mine are in large pots, so I will keep an eye out for volunteers on the ground. That is going to be difficult with the invasion of slugs and snails. I keep a watch and bait as is necessary, but I have a feeling that there are slug eggs in the soil so now I am putting a bit of bait in the middle of the new pots. Another question.

With all the wind and rain, the pansies are kind of squished to one side and are getting leggy. Can I cut them back?

Thanks again, Sam

Cut them back by half and give them some miracle grow.