Non germination of seeds

[lesleygl]

Is anyone else having the same problem?. I have tried broad beans outside and in the conservatory, no luck. Other seeds, the usual for this time of year, but nothing, just mould, even though I am keeping the water to a minimum.

[SarzWix]

My broadies took a while to come up, but although I had them in the porch which is unheated, they were sitting in a heated propagator. Is your conservatory heated? If not, it's probably just getting too cold overnight and they might come up quicker in the house proper. As soon as they're germinated they can go back into the greenhouse. Alternatively, you could try germinating them on wet kitchen towel in a tupperware type container and then as soon as the root shows pop them into pots?

[rustylady]

It's been so cold this year, I suspect the temperature is too low for them even in your conservatory and certainly outside.

All I've sown so far this year is tomatoes and chillies in the heated propagator on the kitchen windowsill, and leeks direct on the kitchen windowsill. Sweet peas I've chitted by soaking and now they're producing shoots I'm putting them in pots.

[Bren In Pots]

I kept my broad beans on the kitchen window sill until either the root or tops had emerged then they went out into the GH.

[Alison]

The only seeds I've germinated so far have been either in my utility room (mainly in a propagator) or in a coolish (but lightly heated) conservatory and even then I've made good use of plastic covers to provide a bit more warmth until they show their heads above the soil. Things aren't really taking any longer (or not that I've noticed though) from a combination of saved and bought seeds. So far germinated chillies, sweet peppers, aubergines, alpine strawberries, leeks, cabbages, peas, mange tout and broad beans and have a load of tomatoes in the propagator as we speak as well as celery, celeriac and sprouts.

[lottie dolly]

Mine are slow developing,the first lot have a little green on the soil surface,i did have a net cover over them,on account of mice last year,they now growing fine,second lot expected soon,3rd lot just chitting very nice in 2 days,all home saved seed,bunyards exhibition,as peeps say,even we humans cringe at the thought of the weather,

[Potstubsdustbins]

To be honest all I have bothered with up till now is spuds in buckets in the GH. Onions under advice from AP they are indoors under a grow light. And 60 peas again in the GH.

Tomorrow will see my calbrese go down but I will stop there until it gets warmer.

Potty

[binley100]

I've been germinating my Boadies in the kitchen then move them somewhere cooler when they germinate. Interestingly the ones I sowd at the end of Dec have been the quickest to germinate out of the three sowings germinated so far.......

[Two_Sheds]

Is anyone else having the same problem?.

It is very much colder this year than it usually is. As you know, warmer temps make germination quicker.