K_duce
I agree that seeds sometimes get stressed, which may cause the seeds to not germinate the first spring.
One thing I have noticed over the years is that with some plantings, some seeds will not emerge until the second spring. I may have 72% germination the first spring and a few more will come up the second spring. And end up with maybe 80% germination. This does not happen with every planting, usually they all come up the first spring. And I have no idea what causes the seeds to come up a yr later.
I have read that storing the seeds in the Refrigerator too long causes some of the seeds to not germinate until the second spring.
Nice plants!
classicfur