I bought some hellebore seeds (fresh) online around september last year....( I think it was september)

The instructions I had were to plant in deep pots immediately and leave outdoors until the first few frosts.

Then bring into a non heated place that won't freeze and watch for germination.

On germination , bring inside , transplant and grow under lights all winter.

I did that but have no growing lights so have been making sure they were near a sunny window that gets a lot of sun, and left them in the original pots.

My problem is that I got 3 different varieties and I have a huge amount of babies that I have yet to transplant .

Today I decided to transplant some into biodegradable pots but the roots are longer than the pots.

I did transplant about two dozen of them but had to wind the roots around a bit.

I am not sure whether or not to leave the rest in their pots until I can transplant them directly into the ground.

They have three leaves and the roots are growing straight down.

Any suggestions on the best way to save them?

They look very healthy and the roots are not intertwined .

TIA

maggiepie