Huh? It has been nearly 4 weeks since I started my last tray of seeds to germinate. Yellow wax peppers came up after 5 days, then a couple of Portofino squash, and so on and so forth, and for the last ten days I've had 20 or so cells not doin' nothin'. Then bang, yesterday, up came a couple of Quadrato di Asti, a couple of lemon cukes, Ice Box watermelons, and Swiss Chard. I'm using my one and two year old seeds first, and I figured that they had just gone toes up, and I was getting ready to chuck them. Now I'll leave that tray to complete what it can and start a new tray (my last one for vegetables) to complete the plants that I want, and insure that I have enough of the ones that I want (only
3 bitter melons have germinated and I want at least 5).Patience (or laziness) is a virtue. If some of your seeds didn't germinate, give them some time, if you can. They might surprise you, like they did me.
58F here today (Northern California) and I have 2 tray of repotted plants outside catching some rays. They'll come in tonight, out of the cold, and away from any stray slugs or snails.I know that I'm getting an earlier start than many of you, but when your
70F nights kick in, you leave me in the dust.