"Dawn" wrote in message
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I planted one tray of seeds on the 1st of April and they were up by the
3rd. I planted a second tray on the 4th and so far only the tomatoes
have come up. Same bag of sterile potting mix, same batch of paper pots,
the trays are sitting next to each other in my windowsill. The only
difference is the seeds, I planted all kinds of things, tomatoes,
peppers, herbs, flowers.

How much longer should I wait before giving this space up to a fresh
batch? I'm in a warm zone 5 and very eager to get things started before
it is too late.


They're seeds, not robots. They'll show when it's time. about the only thing
you can do to speed up the process is use a heated propagator, but you still
have to accept the fact that you can't rush nature.

Just as you should live each day as if it were your last, you must garden as
if you're going to live forever.
I notice you don't mention having sown parsnips. Way too slow for you.

And there is an old saying " walnuts and pears you grow for your heirs".
i.e. you plant the trees but you don't get to pick the fruit.

Steve