when to give up on seeds ever sprouting

I'd prolly give it 4 weeks. My peppers took a LONG time to sprout, and so have some other things, depending on how well I take care of them, how warm it is, etc. Let us know what you planted and maybe we can give you a better answer.

For example, Radishes sprout super quick, so I'd give up on them after 2 weeks.


Cara

I also found that peppers took unusually long.

My motherwort, scullcap, and lavendar, dont' want to sprout, what am I doing wrong?

But my broccoli is looking nice

You could check your seeds (some from the same pack) by lightly dampening a paper towel and then putting the seeds in there, wrapping it up, placing it in a plastic bag, and putting it on top of your fridge. If the seeds don't sprout in the time the package (give or take a few days to a week) describes, then the majority of them probalby won't.

good luck.

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Yeah, I always remember squash being quick. Are you starting things indoors or out? I think that herbs are pretty slow also, so I'd give it a while longer.

Good idea about the paper towel. I have some pepper seeds in a paper towel like that to try and give them a jump start in case the ones I did in the dirt (indoors) didn't take.


Cara

I planted some seeds over three weeks ago and they are just popping up. I would give it some more time. Good luck!

H

Hey, thanks for that info. I think I may need to invest in a heating pad to get my peppers to sprout. Some of them did, but not even half of them. I have them on top of my fridge, but on the side, maybe I"ll try clearing off the middle and seeing how warm it is up there, if not, getting a heating pad or grow mat (so the DEA can show up at my house, lol).

I'll keep ya posted! Good thing we weren't trying to start this in June, eh?
Cara