is there a problem with my cucumber seeds?

[annetteevans]

Hi everyone,
i bought some cucumber seeds and planted them in a pot two weeks ago. they were showing no signs of life by today so i thought they had rotted away, so i turned out the pot (it's only small) and the cucumber seeds were still there and they looked exactly the same as when i had put them in, no sprouts or anything.

I have returned the contents back to the pot but i'm not sure if anything will come of it.

Does anyone have any advice? do cucumbers need special care? a lot of watering or something i don't know about? or do they just take ages to germinate and i'm being impatient.

feel free to message or instant message me with any ideas

Many Thanks

[TinyT]

Hi, I'm not too sure if the seed may have rotted, but you could try a plastic bottle cut in half (with a few 'air' holes) over the top of the pot and maybe keep the soil moist in a place with a lot of light.

[lynda66]

mine haven't germinated yet either, (the ones in the garden) they've been in for about 3 weeks, think they must just take a while, the ones in the boiler cupboard haven't shown their faces yet either, and they've been in just under 2 weeks.

[Demeter]

I think mine took a while to germinate too.
The only thing special I can remember about them is that they needed to be planted quite deep in the compost - like 2" deep or so.