I planted 5 seeds like 2-3 weeks ago and it still hasn’t sprouted. I’m watering them using a mist and I got a heat mat and dome on. What am I doing wrong?
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Fish_Panda
I have success with germinating peppers (bell, jalapeno, cayenne) by placing the seeds completely beneath the dirt surface, but not too deep. I use miracle gro soil for germination and have a mini greenhouse that sits on a table (plastic tray with plastic top to allow light in.) I use biodegradable soil pods and place 2-3 seeds in each one. I spray the inner ceiling of the mini greenhouse and spray some water on the soil. But I don’t soak it. Some pepper varieties can take up to 4 weeks to germinate. Idk about your pepper though.
Bouvier1969
Peppers can take upwards of 3 months to sprout
dude707LoL
Ye some of mine took over a month. They seem to want to have a hot day under the sun and they sprout more.
Grobo_
Try sprouting your seeds in a wet paper towel, put them into the fridge for a day or two then take them out and leave them in the paper towels. Temperature change in many plants are a trigger for germination as well as moisture for the seeds to rehydrate. You can do the same with the seeds in soil it’s just easier to spot if they sprouted in a paper towel without the need to dig in the soil to check
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I have success with germinating peppers (bell, jalapeno, cayenne) by placing the seeds completely beneath the dirt surface, but not too deep. I use miracle gro soil for germination and have a mini greenhouse that sits on a table (plastic tray with plastic top to allow light in.) I use biodegradable soil pods and place 2-3 seeds in each one. I spray the inner ceiling of the mini greenhouse and spray some water on the soil. But I don’t soak it. Some pepper varieties can take up to 4 weeks to germinate. Idk about your pepper though.
Peppers can take upwards of 3 months to sprout
Ye some of mine took over a month. They seem to want to have a hot day under the sun and they sprout more.
Try sprouting your seeds in a wet paper towel, put them into the fridge for a day or two then take them out and leave them in the paper towels.
Temperature change in many plants are a trigger for germination as well as moisture for the seeds to rehydrate.
You can do the same with the seeds in soil it’s just easier to spot if they sprouted in a paper towel without the need to dig in the soil to check