[theclearspot]

Planted some Chilli Pepper seeds last week and theyre not sprouting. Good potting soil, im watering them....nothing. Different types: Cayenne peppers, Jalapeno etc. Dont get it, I had great success last year. These are new seed packets.

[dill786]

u starting them off indoors ? what temps are you keeping them at !?

[theclearspot]

Originally Posted by dill786

u starting them off indoors ? what temps are you keeping them at !?

yeah indoors room temperature , on windowsills.

[dill786]

i forgot to ask,,, how long has it been since you germinated them ??

[Snook]

Originally Posted by theclearspot

Planted some Chilli Pepper seeds last week and theyre not sprouting. Good potting soil, im watering them....nothing. Different types: Cayenne peppers, Jalapeno etc. Dont get it, I had great success last year. These are new seed packets.

I'm having the same problems with cannabis seeds lately. My success has been 99% for years,,, now... 2-6.. useing tap, and/or ro w, & w/o light nutes, soake in shot glass, soake in saliva, in paper towels, straight to media; not being successfull enough. outside temps have been lower here (50s/60s) but they are being hatched indoors, 72F/55%RH. Even with seeds that I made only a month ago.. strange.. hope it works out for both of us clearspot.

[scruffy]

Don't know where you're located but last year at this time we had temps far above normal. Peppers really like heat to germinate, one of the few things I'll run the heat mats full-on for. Takes a while too, can be up to 2 weeks before they break soil. I have a starting cabinet that I keep at 78F, sometimes I'll crank it to 85 if all I have in there is peppers. Usually start them first since they take so long to germ and I like them to get pretty large before I put them out.

[ZZTops]

Originally Posted by theclearspot

yeah indoors room temperature , on windowsills.

Peppers can take 2/3 weeks to sprout, they are driven by heat and will not sprout if the soil temp of 78*F is not reached/maintained...

Here's to a green year...

[theclearspot]

thanks guys I guess theyve only been there bout 11 days so I should wait...

Snook..thats disappointing, im not an experienced grower Ive only used the paper towel method then into small pots and was always successful...(except the plant I 'forgot' to water as it got hidden behind a chilli plant....) dumbville is my town.....

[Snook]

Didnt realize where I was.. sorry.. but true. When I grew peppers (Japs), I bought seedlings.. GL..