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(32 Posts)
Daisymae Thu 16-Apr-20 19:02:35

A week is not very long. Give them more time. Basil is easy, I have a few seeds in a pot they did take a couple of weeks to show their heads. Just keep the compost slightly damp. It could be that the seeds are old, you can buy some new on ebay. I did yesterday!

Marydoll Thu 16-Apr-20 18:41:20

Soaking parsley seeds in warm water for a days helps them germinate.

Eglantine21 Thu 16-Apr-20 18:37:36

There’s a saying that parsley has to go down to the devil three times before it germinates!

I don’t think it’s warm enough for coriander yet. I won’t sow mine till mid June.

Don’t know about basil.

Mint is always very hardy (damn stuff...)

toscalily Thu 16-Apr-20 18:02:28

Parsley is very slow to germinate, Basil & Coriander less so. Make sure they do not dry out, keep warm, be slightly less impatient & talk to them wink

Gordonbennett Thu 16-Apr-20 17:51:03

They were exactly those herbs you say! Obviously something has gone wrongsad

I’ll get some more seeds/compost!

J52 Thu 16-Apr-20 16:58:56

It all depends on what seeds were in the kit. But I suspect they may not sprout.
Basil, Parsley and Coriander are easily grown from seed. I wouldn’t use garden soil as it will possibly have weed seeds in it.

In the past I have bought the growing herbs such as chives, mint and Parsley from the supermarket and separated and re potted them in new compost. They then grow well. The pots they are sold in are only meant to last a week or so.

Gordonbennett Thu 16-Apr-20 16:13:08

I was given a lovely indoor ‘allotment’ from my son for Mother’s Day, it sits on the windowsill. I have used the soil plugs, and followed the instructions, sadly, nothing has happened in a week (am I being impatient?)

I am useless at anything like this, but I didn’t think there was enough soil from the plugs, so wanted to start over. Can I use soil from the garden, and what are the easiest herbs to grow?

Many thanks in advancesmile