"Bill B" mannard1'at'azalea.net wrote in message
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Dawn wrote:
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.



Dawn


Even with soil temperature of 70+ degrees it can take peppers up to three
weeks to germinate----some of your herbs might also take a long time. Get
them off of the window sill (too darn chilly) and put them someplace warm,
the top of the 'fridge, water heater etc.

I got tomatos to sprout in 4 days and peppers in 5 using a heat mat. It's
the only way to go.