Ok Im gonna dive in. Anyone have any good good advice please feel free to jump in. If you move this thread to the outdoor section you might get more replies.
Depending on how big you want them to be you can start them from 2-6 weeks before you intend to transplant. If you do 2 weeks you can get away with starting them in solo cups and putting them under some CFLs or shop lights, any longer than 2 weeks your going to need bigger lights and pots. All depends on how big you want them to be, and how much work/money you want to put into them before planting. I seen your posts the other day in the 2018 Canadian outdoor strains thread, you've grown from clones and made it to harvest so all you really need is to get your seed sprouting game down. Hit the books on seed germination and my best advice would be to grab some bagseed and get to poppin some beans asap. Just start a few under a cfl or 2 for now so you can get that seed experience. Once you get the hang of it it's just a matter of timing and getting them ready to go outside.
If your trying to start in February your definitely going to need lots of light and a ton of space when they start to get big and 30 - 2 gallon nursery pots to transplant from solo cups. I would start with 40 fem seeds if you can and pick the best 30 out of the bunch around week 2 or 3, then cull the runts or gift the rest away to family and friends if they're good. Only the biggest and healthiest, most vigorous ones should make it to the garden. You could always just keep em until after transplant, that way you have backups if anything goes wrong.
The rest is pretty much just like clones, throw em in the ground and let em grow.
Hope I helped, I find myself planning next years outdoor grow already too lol it never ends....