On 2015-01-06, at 3:04 PM, Jude Haverington wrote: > put it "anywhere" and forget about it. (Bulbs are usually pretty fast to germinate, so you'll just want to check it every 3-4 days.) I've sown seeds into damp soilless mix in ziplocks for years, but I sort them into varying conditions according to Deno and my own experience. Some in the light, some in the dark, inside, or outside, perhaps a certain length of time at one temperature and then at another. One example: Lilium. Some germinate really fast in an unheated room and put up green leaves, others form tiny bulbs if first kept in a warm drawer, and then put up leaves when brought out into the light. "Usually pretty fast" - well, definitely not some colchicum species. I've had some germinate after 8 years. Diane Whitehead Victoria, B.C., Canada cool mediterranean climate mild dry summers, mild rainy winters