I bought a lot of herb seeds and planted them but nothing came up?

Question

Is the problem usually the seeds or the planter?

Answer 1

Fold damp paper towels. Put each kind of seed in its own damp paper towel. For example, put four basil seeds in one paper towel. Mark the towels with the name of the seeds. Put the paper towels in a baggie and keep them about 70 degrees although this doesn't matter all that much. Open each day after two days and plant the seeds that have germinated.

Buy Miracle-Gro which despite the hype actually does grow plants twice as big. Punch a hole or two or three in the bottom of a cup or a yogurt container. I use a drill bit to do this. Fill with Miracle-Gro and stick a seed in each cup. Water and cover with plastic wrap until the seed sprouts above the soil. Everything should come up.

Transfer to a garden when plants are three to four inches big.

Answer 2

Usually seeds are not at fault....

First of all, what did you buy?

Secondly, when did you plant them?

Thirdly, how long did you wait? Sometimes it takes up to a fortnight for seeds to sprout.

I grow all my herbs from seeds and I have, on average, over 30 different varieties at any given time.

The best time to plant most herbs is in the spring. You can plant them directly into the dirt, if you like. I have many small pots which I use to start off my little guys.

Separate out each kind of seed, and put only a few in each pot. keep them watered and give them enough sun, and they should grow well (I am now in central Virginia, so we have plenty of lovely sun - when I lived in UK I had to use a sun lamp sometimes)

Some, like parsley, take AGES to poke up their little heads, but it is well worth the wait. Don't get impatient, and don't over-water (the worst gardening crime!)

hope this helps a bit. :-)

Answer 3

Bad genetics will win out over even the best planter, but 95% of the time, it is the planter who is at fault. Perhaps you don't have enough lighting. You should measure the space in which you are growing and aim to have at least 60 watts of light per square foot. If, on the other hand, you are trying to grow outdoors...it's autumn, now is not the time to be trying to grow outdoors.

Answer 4

It's the heat from the bong. Always separate your seeds and stems, then you should have no problem.

Best if their kept in the refrigerator prior to planting. Keep them there for about 1 month before you plant to simulate winter. You may also have buried them too deep or over watered them and they rotted. Also dampen a paper towel and try planting seeds in a Tupperware container on top of dampened towel. Seal the container to keep the humidity inside. As soon as they sprout remove with tweezers and drop into a 1/2 in deep hole in your pot and they should be above ground in about 1 week.

Answer 5

Make sure there is plenty of nutrients in the soil and holes in the bottom for water to escape (so you don't drown the seeds). The seeds may not have been properly fertilized. If you are fertilizing the seeds yourself, you must run them through pollen.

Answer 6

put them on damp cotton wool, and place in a warm area, they should sprout in about a week, try to keep the cotton wool damp.

When sprouted, plant into a small pot with compost already watered and damp, and then leave in a bright area or use artificial lighting to simulate sunshine.

Move to bigger pot when grown.

Answer 7

You bought them???? why??? also only the female ones grow.... ( the white ones) als make sure its dark and only a little bit of light...try putting them in a closet...good luck...