I usually buy all my starts except beets, carrots, beans, and peas which I direct sowed. I had some super old seeds, most of which did not germinate (unsurprisingly), but some of my brand new seeds (lettuce bib and spinach) also didn’t germinate, which is annoying. Anyway, here are my babies at just over 2 weeks.
by Vivid_Strike3853
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I used to struggle with lettuce then I found out they need light to germinate. I was planting too deep. Spinach usually a good 75% germination rate. Do you have a heat mat??
Nice start! It’s great to see so many green babies popping up!
Major error is that you didn’t fill the seed cells up (need to be to the top), so your seedlings are going to be pained with less space for their roots sooner. Think about the root system, they’ll need all the space they can get in those tiny cells, so we shouldn’t choke them. Depending on the plant, I’d consider transplanting sooner, or finagling “up-potting” them into more soil if you can manage to not break the roots (and not for Cucurbits for example).
Fill your soil all the way up to the top of the containers. You’re going to be surprised how huge the roots are when you transplant, they need space to avoid getting knotted and balled up
Looking good!
Great job 😊