Their seeds will usually germinate in 2 weeks but can take as long as two months with no chill required. If you have seedlings before your first hard freeze, do you think sown mid Sept in time for them to develop enough roots to make it through your winter....

I thought it was a warm temperature ( or season ) germinator. They prefer well drain soils & therefore avoid any soggy seed starting medium, that is too cold, as it may just simply end up rotting the seeds.