iv'e found the hard, that if you germ outside its harder to control, im more of naturalist i love using the sun and rain to my advantage but young plants are a delicious meal to deer, i had 5 plants, one survived, as you can see in my avatar. If i were you i would germinate them using the paper towel method, plants them in some rock wool cubes with small planting pots, put them under either a fluro light for 18 hours light 6 hours dark, or if thats not availble find a spot on your own property and put them under the sun, depending on where you are, mind you if your in the northern hemisphere (canada u.s.) above the equator your a little late, its almost harvest time, if your below the equator then give 'r shit. once the seedligs have grown for a few weeks and show signs of good health and bounty then you can ransplant them outside, keep them in the rock wool cubes for about 2 weeks once they sprout, then transplant to either the ground or a 2 gallon pot, watering every 2-3 days, i dont like to use nutes my self but you do what you want.
Enjoy