germination

can anyone help me i have sown bizzie lizzies (impatients) and penstomons three weeks ago in finely seived potting compost watered and covered with a propagator. they have been kept warm and moist but not wet and nothing has shown as yet. anybody got any ideas please, am i doing something wrong?

thanks for any help

dave :confused:

 

Hi David, cant say as to wether your doing anything specifically wrong.
How deep did you sow, niether would want to be more than just below the surface and the penstemon I would guess might be better surface sown.
With these kind of seeds I tend to sow them then stand the pot/tray in water until it just shows on the surface, them put them in a propagator.

 

THANKS PETE
I'VE SOWN BOTH AT QUARTER INCH IN FINE COMPOST
SO MAY BE JUST UNLUCKY.
NEXT YEAR I WILL DO IT YOUR WAY, AND HOPE IT WORKS FOR ME THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY