Backyard Aquaponics
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I bought some seeds from bunnings and some from ebay.

I soaked them for a couple of hours then put them into seeding trays with seeding mix and a lid to act like a mini greenhouse.

But after a week and a half, nothing has sprouted. Is there anything else i need to do to propagate seeds?

patience

+1 paitence

Where do i get some of that?

Hospital ?

Don't let them dry out,don't drown them and don't cook them under the little hot house.
I usually start mine in a bit of shade.Water once in the morning and again if its its warm or windy.
Get most to shoot
Some seeds haven't, I think its the seeds not me, as others next to them have shot.
Retry, fail and confirm dud seeds.(don't buy cheap seeds from a hot shop that doesn't move a lot of seeds.)

Cheat... buy seedlings...

Where do i get some of that?

just wait awhile it'll turn up

Grant me patience, but hurry!

Seeds such as celery may take up to 3 weeks to germinate, depends on the seeds and the appropriate timing for one thing.
We just throw ours in the growbeds and watch them germinate in record time.
Have you got any photos Zman?
Could be too wet or too dry, too hot or too cold, too dark
What was the best before date, what type of seeds were they?

He is obviousley not planting by the moon

If a seed is dried more than normal(think its to 4% ish) the seed will last longer but takes more time to germinate. If you have a worm farm, thro the seeds into the castings and check them every week or so.

Im with Faye, I have been chucking them in the GB, not all germiate but if you put enough in a few will come up.
After they have germinated I have carefully pulled apart one s that are to close together and replanted, digging them in deeper and they took off after that.
I hold the pcket of seeds about 2 feet above GB and give packet a bit of a shake then run hand over surface of GB to shake seeds down into GB a bit. Not all go in at right depth but as I said put enough in in and some will come up.

Patients is a virtue,
Posses it if you can,
Found never in a woman,
And always in a man.

I have the following seeds:

Big Chinese Cabbage
Yellow Melon?
Baby Carrot
Coliflower

All of them except the carrot came in little plastic bags from the ebay seller so really not too sure

I think i will just wait till i get the GB going this week and hope for the best. Failing that i will just buy some smaller plants