How long to determine "no show" on seeds?

lakelady · February 27, 2012

I have seeds sown on 2/19 which is a bit early, but I'm going to try cold treatment and covers outdoors, so I wanted to get a jump.

All of my seedlings except 2 have sprouted within the past week and I'm really bummed because those two are from Carolyn, and I did sow all 5 I got of each. Normally, my seeds come up within 4-5 days and seeing those two cells with nothing even peeping through is a bummer. Even the Goose Creek, which I understand can take a while is up.

Now I'm wondering because the others are up, I can't leave it covered because I'll risk damping off, but I'm thinking the two no shows need to be covered.

What's the longest it's taken for seeds you've sprouted?

February 27, 2012	#1
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	How long to determine "no show" on seeds? I have seeds sown on 2/19 which is a bit early, but I'm going to try cold treatment and covers outdoors, so I wanted to get a jump. All of my seedlings except 2 have sprouted within the past week and I'm really bummed because those two are from Carolyn, and I did sow all 5 I got of each. Normally, my seeds come up within 4-5 days and seeing those two cells with nothing even peeping through is a bummer. Even the Goose Creek, which I understand can take a while is up. Now I'm wondering because the others are up, I can't leave it covered because I'll risk damping off, but I'm thinking the two no shows need to be covered. What's the longest it's taken for seeds you've sprouted? __________________ Antoniette