Yes, we've always grown from seeds. And they've always been outside (they would end up tipped out if they were indoors I'm sure!), dh made a polytunnel-type thing by folding a sheet of plastic over and tying it into a tunnel shape to keep the cold off a bit.
They probably took a bit longer to germinate outside, but grew fine in the end.
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