[min200]

Ok then I planted my sweetcorn 4 weeks ago now and theres nothing happening?  They were in a heated greenhouse in paper pots.

Shall I give up and start again???

[shaun]

i chit mine on damp kitchen roll in a butty box,give them a couple of days and once they shoot pot them up.empty one out and see if owt is happening.
still not done it yer will do it this weekend

[DIGGER]

Does seem a little long winded.

I kept a record of mine last year in  a unheated greenhouse,they showed in 7 days.

This year i sowed on 1st April,nothing yet [8 days].

Think I would keep them but do some more.

[polly tunnel]

I sowed seed three weeks ago and they are up and smiling!
I was a bit worried that I had been a bit previous but very reassured you are all trying too.
I thought i would start a different variety at the end of the month so that my season lasts longer???

[Riala]

3 weeks here, nothing happening yet.

[Kristen]

First up they send down a massive fast growing tap root ... then they send up a green shoot.  So I reckon it is  worth checking if there is any sign of the root if no shoot as yet

[themoog]

I'm usually in a similar postition, sweetcorn-wise. The past 2 years I've had a 50% germination rate. However, this year I followed John's helpful instructions about chitting them in the airing cupboard and have had a 95% success rate.

So I'd say, get some more seeds, chit them and when you've sown the chitted seeds, they should come up within a few days and you'll quickly catch up. Mine were sown just under 3 weeks ago and they're already about 15cm tall.

And thank you John !

[DD.]

I'm not in a big rush, as you've got to keep them inside until all danger of frost is passed. I'm ever mindful of the frost at the end of May last year, that's about another 7 weeks of keeping them inside.

[min200]

Right then Ive broken up one of the pots and the seed is just mouldy

I suppose I best be off and buy some more seeds then eh!

[DD.]

Yup and this time you'll be sowing at about the right time!

[loubylou29]

Y'see DD, I  have always gone on your advice regarding this, I don't sow anything frost sensitive untill about now, as otherwise I have nowhere to put it, I have a small plastic 3 shelf greenhouse, so really I need to make sure it will be ready to go out. and DD and Richy are right, the later planted stuff does catch up!

And yes, the frosts we had here in Leicester right at the end of May (Around the 25th if I remember) damged alot of eagerly plantedr crops around out lottie. (not on mine!)

[nwalch]

i chit mine on damp kitchen roll in a butty box,give them a couple of days and once they shoot pot them up.

Do you keep the lid sealed to keep the moisure in?

[shaun]

yes shut the lid and put it somewhere warm and dark(airing cupboard is perfect),in 2-3 days the good seed will have sprouted.

[mumofstig]

I got my seeds out today to chit and was surprised by how dried up and hard they are i expected fatter ...like beans...but i suppose they are no worse than wrinkled peas
Are they all like this or are some fatter than others?

[JulesJ]

Mine were very dry and shrivelled, but they've come up nicely, all of them. I just put them straight into damp compost on 15th March and they germinated in 3 days under a southfacing window. Currently about 3-4 inches tall and looking great; going to put the biodegradable pots into bigger plastic pots and try to keep them going, as I may have sown them too early.