I live in So. Calif., also mediterranean, and my experience has been that January is about the last month I can sow mediterranean climate seeds and hope to get some amount of germination shortly thereafter. When I've tried it in Feb. I usually get virtually no germination for most species at that point. So if I receive any seeds after Jan. I just store it. Although I've never tried sowing them and then storing the pots dry until the autumn as Mark suggested. That sounds like a good method. Even with the stuff I've sown in Jan., some species don't germinate at all and some only germinate a few with more germination the following autumn. --Lee Poulsen Pasadena, California, USDA Zone 10a Byron Amerson wrote: > But I guess my question is this: Am I potentially throwing my money away on > seeds that I "go for it" with? Is it really the best approach to hold off > sowing and watering (or at least watering applying Mark's suggestion) in > late winter as soon as I receive the seeds of those that are winter growers? > > I live in San Rafael, CA a maritime Mediterranean climate. > >