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Seed Germination Time?

Mrgreengiant83Mrgreengiant83 Posts: 3
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Ive had a greenhouse now for about 3 years. Ive always bought all my toms, cucumbers, chillis, etc as plants. This year i decided to do it all from seed. I planted all my seeds out about 2 weeks ago in the greenhouse as it is pretty watm in there now, but so far i have had nothing come up? Ive planted broad and runner beans out already straight in the ground, and these are already about 4 inchs. Am i being impatiant? Will they come when its a bit warmer?
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  • darren636darren636 Posts: 666
    Warm at night?



    Most of those need consistent warmth to germinate and grow.

    I'd say its still too cold unless the GH is heated overnight.
  • Mrgreengiant83Mrgreengiant83 Posts: 3
    Oh, i did fear this would be the case. Maybe they will come in time?
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039

    I would sow new seed, indoors, and not move the seedlings out to the greenhouse until towards the end of May.

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  • Mrgreengiant83Mrgreengiant83 Posts: 3
    Thanks everyone. Back to the drawing board...... ????
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,142

    This is the first year I've used a heated windowsill propagator (about £30 on Amazon) rather than just using covered half-sized seed trays on the dining room windowsill.

    The improvement in germination time has to be seen to be believed.  Tomatoes and sweetcorn took only 3 days before seed leaves appeared.


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Flowerlover3Flowerlover3 Posts: 219

    I haven't got space for a greenhouse but my husband has said he will make me a glorified porch at the back of the house. I'm getting ahead of myself because it won't be ready for seeds this year but I was thinking of buying some kind of heated matting to go the full length of a shelf under the seed trays. Is such a thing available? any recommendations?

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,142

    You want what I've got - a heated windowsill propagator

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    See my post above - and today, the Pattypan squashes have appeared four days after sowing image

     


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  • Smiffy3Smiffy3 Posts: 14
    I recently bought a heated mat from Amazon, 10 X 20 inches roughly, about 15 quid, has worked brilliantly. Sorry, can't manage to add a link, but I just searched propagate mat. I used it to warm the soil in the seed trays before planting, tomatoes popped up in 3 days.
  • darren636darren636 Posts: 666
    I Use the top of my aquarium as a stand for pots.



    Germination is very quick. Usually 3 days .
  • Flowerlover3Flowerlover3 Posts: 219

    Thanks Smiffy3 that sounds just the thing as I already have seed trays image

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