On Tue, 28 Mar 2017 10:02:37 +0100, Stuart Noble
wrote:

On 27/03/2017 22:24, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 27/03/17 16:07, Judith in England wrote:

Anyone else experiencing problem or delays?

I sowed three different varieties in greenhouse a week ago today :
container on
heated sand bed: thermostatic heater in greenhouse : and none have come
through. Previous years the first ones usually come through in three
or four
days.

Pure coincidence I am sure : but a couple of colleagues have also
experienced
slow germination this year of tomatoes.

I sowed a dozen or two 3-year old Golden Sunrise seeds in an 8cm pot and
put it in a heated propagator. Germination was pretty good in less than
a week, and the seedlings are now a week on and look fine.


I germinate all biggish seeds between 2 layers of wet kitchen roll
covered with a piece of bubble wrap in a warm part of the house. Never
fails :-)

Good plan. We obviously all have our own ways. That was my problem : I had
followed my tried and trusted method - and I wondered why this year was
different from previous.