Hi, Gianni. You didn't say where you are in Europe, so the right time might vary. In general, the winter- and spring-flowering Glads from South Africa grow during the fall, winter, and spring. So their seeds do best when watered as soon as the weather cools in fall. The tiny leaves will appear in a month or two, and then they'll grow all winter until they go dormant when the weather warms and dries out, in late spring. You usually want to keep them dry when dormant; summer rain can rot them. (The exception is a few Glad species that grow in stream beds; they may need to be kept moist all year.) In my part of California, the growing season is about October to May. If you want to get more details on the climate expectations of a particular species, you can use iNaturalist to look up where it grows in the wild, and then look up that location in the climate maps here: https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… That will give you a rough idea of how much rain and cold the species expects. The exception to all of this is if you live in a place that gets snow and heavy freezes in winter. I'm thinking places like Germany, Sweden, etc. It doesn't freeze like that in South Africa, so the winter-growing Glads can't survive the cold and dark. In those places the best approach is probably to plant in fall but protect the plants from freezing. Or plant when the freezing weather is over and hope that the plants can adjust. I think PBS members from those climates can give you better advice than me. Good luck! Mike San Jose, CA _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…