Was looking forward to your answers to this post. Guess we
will just have to buy plants. Sure like to grow my own plants though. I wonder if they start them in a air cond.
room under lights.
Norm

I have an old copy of the Red Ball book, which is a guide to growing for resale (and somewhat useful for the home garden.)
"Midsummer has been the traditional sowing time, from late July to early August in the North. But any pansy plants which must grow from August 1 to April or May before being sold, about 9 months in all....
Germination 65-70 day and night and when emergent 50s at night."
For fall sale, start the preceeding January."
Darn.