Shmuel in Jerusalem asked >My Allium aschersonianum has set lots of nice seeds. It is a winter grower >/ early spring bloomer. In the wild germination is in the autumn. When is >best to plant the seeds now or in the fall? Save the seeds in a dry place at room temperature, in a paper packet or something similar, until fall, then plant them. This is the usual way to raise winter-growing bulbs from seed in pots. However, since you live in a summer-dry climate, if you want to sow them directly in the ground, you could do so now. I have many volunteer seedlings in my bulb collection from seeds that have fallen before I could harvest them. They germinate in fall when I provide water on the covered growing area, about the same time as the seeds I sow in pots. Jane McGary Portland, Oregon, USA