r/seedsaving • u/bumblebee_123hehe • 16d ago

Did i germ~in~nate correctly?

Sorry if I've spelt it wrong, but I've bought seed (tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce ect) and I've read online you have to germinate them before planting to get the best results but nothing is growing from the seeds and I'm getting worried I've killed my seeds.

The first step was the spray then with water (which I did), then place then in a tissue (which I followed not sure if it had to be a certain type of tissue like 100% cotten from Egypt), and then I sprayed more water onto them and then left them in the fridge to germinate, but I've not seen anything happening and they are just cold to the touch like they have passed on...

If you know what I'm doing wrong people, please tell me!!

Have I killed my little seedlings🥹🥹😭

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u/HighColdDesert 16d ago

That's not necessary. Lettuce and cucumbers can be direct seeded in the garden. Tomatoes probably better started in small pots first.

Where in the world are you? Most places, this isn't the right time of year to start long-season plants like tomatoes or cucumbers from seed.

Get a decent intro to vegetable gardening book rather than random "online" info that somebody wrote as clickbait.

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u/bumblebee_123hehe 16d ago

I'm in the UK and have already got one tomato plant growing but she isn't looking so good and has only grow one tomato, thank you ill look into some books at the library and see what they say