Last year I started around ten different herbs for a 4-H project my wife and I gave to some local kids. Minnesota weather and ours here in Nebraska are similar. We bought herbs seeds in seed packets from a seeds vendor who specializes in herb and flower seeds. The packets indicated which needed to be started indoors and which were to be direct seeded.
I started the early ones at the same time as tomatoes and peppers indoors in controlled temperatures with a light system that allowed for 16 hours of light and 8 hours dark. I transplanted just like tomatoes, after true leaves appeared. With about 4 weeks to go before planting outside they were transferred to a greenhouse operated by a local garden club that had ventilation and heat if necessary.
If you only have the two choices and do not have a light system, my choice would be to start indoors with the heat.
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