Hello everyone.
Without thinking too much, I bought about 5-6 kinds of Aloe seeds (saponaria, broomii, zebrina, brevifolia, reitzii, variegata), Graptopetalum bellum, and Edithcolea grandis (this is the one I really WANT).

Question is...
Now it's November, winter's coming, cold and short days and I'm thinking whether it's a good thing to sow these seeds or wait till spring.
The person I bought from has among instructions (sow when still fresh, but it needs long warm and bright days... not like the one I've got now).
Should I SOW / WAIT till spring?
I can't produce lights and so on. I don't have that kind of setting in my apt.
Plus I've had humidity (condense) problems last winter... too many pots around.
So if you advise me to wait till April/May, I will gladly do that.
But will the seeds also wait?

Calin,
So why didn't you wait till spring to buy?
If you got them, and wait, you may have only 1/2 the success rate. Do they recommend where to place the seeds until ready? Like in a cool dry place.
Can you get your hands on an old fish tank with hood/light? It could make the perfect seed starter setup.
I do see your dilemma. Hope it works out for you.
Best of luck,
Stush

Hello Stush!
Well, the thing is... even if i bought the seeds in spring, it'd still be the same seeds... as seeds are produced in summer/fall.
I guess I should give them a try no matter what. or split the seeds (hard, when I only have 5 of some).
:)

Good point Calin,
I would definitely go for it. What's the worse that could happen. Try to find a warm bottom heat spot to get the seeds off to a good start. Maybe top of the refrigerator. Only for a few days, then on a bright window seal, no direct sun for a while. Sorry I know you know this already. Keep us posted.
Stush

I sowed Aloe polyphylla seeds on a windowsill last December. They were slow to get growing, but I saw good germination rates. About 2 weeks ago I sowed lithops seeds and now have a good crop of seedlings. I have no lights just sunlight through the window, but so far it doesn't seem to have harmed them in any way. I look at it as giving them a head start on next spring.

Goood point Kate!
I decided to give them a try.
:)

Good luck, Calin!

Thanks Bev.
I sowed them 3 days ago. Monday. Let's see!

Well, and wasn't someone saying on another thread that they germinate kind of erratically? So patience might be a key factor.

Sorry that I don't have any to share!

I *do* wish you were here so I could give you a fishtank, however...

Wishing you luck!

Thanks Sheryl
Fishtank... but may i ask what happened to the fish?
LOL

Ha - never had them - just got them from a neighbor, thinking that I'd put them on their ends and keep my orchids in them. I'm really, really low on humidity here.

But the project never got off the ground.... or my front porch!