Seeds Aren't Sprouting - Page 2

b54red · April 12, 2011

Peppers are usually a good bit slower to germinate and the hotter the pepper the slower they germinate. I have had peppers germinate almost 2 full months after planting so don't get too impatient. I don't apply heat to mine and have tomatoes and peppers popping up for many weeks after planting but rarely do any come up in less than two weeks if the weather is not warm.

bullish · April 14, 2011

My peppers came up a day or two after my tomatoes... I was pleasantly surprised! My eggplants on the other hand are taking much longer!

linuxman51 · April 14, 2011

I didn't use heat (different climate though, it was already starting to get warm when I seeded up), but I did find that the majority of my peppers lagged behind *everything* else by a good margin, so don't lose hope on them yet!

b54red · April 14, 2011

I will be starting another batch of seeds this week and with the warm weather they will probably start coming up in a couple of days. The bad thing about starting tomatoes when the weather is hot is they tend to get leggy really fast and it is harder to keep them moist.

April 14, 2011	#17
bullish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Oceanside, Long Island, NY, USA Posts: 48	My peppers came up a day or two after my tomatoes... I was pleasantly surprised! My eggplants on the other hand are taking much longer! __________________ Chris

April 14, 2011	#18
linuxman51 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: montgomery, al Posts: 91	I didn't use heat (different climate though, it was already starting to get warm when I seeded up), but I did find that the majority of my peppers lagged behind everything else by a good margin, so don't lose hope on them yet! __________________ gearhead... (with a small garden) 1990 volvo 740 16vturbo, hx-52. Race car. 10.82@129mph 1994 volvo 940 wagon, turbo. 14.5@?. Good at hauling dirt, excellent DD 2003 Evo VIII, ams 35r, cams, etc. 440awhp, fun DD 11.6@123mph

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April 12, 2011	#16
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	Peppers are usually a good bit slower to germinate and the hotter the pepper the slower they germinate. I have had peppers germinate almost 2 full months after planting so don't get too impatient. I don't apply heat to mine and have tomatoes and peppers popping up for many weeks after planting but rarely do any come up in less than two weeks if the weather is not warm.