Germination issues/failures and tips

[Peanut]

I thought it might be handy to have a thread where we can discuss germination issues/failures and hopefully get some advice and tips from people who have successfully germinated the same seeds.

[Peanut]

I have been trying to grow garlic chives for two years. Last year I managed to get 3 to germinate, this year zero. They were sown indoors in mpc, kept at room temp, not in a prop. Lightly covered in compost.

Any suggestions as to how to get the pesky things to grow please

[Containergardener]

I tried last year and nothing germinated.

[Andraste]

When I did some I just sowed into a pot outside I think. I'll check my notes tomorrow for when I sowed but I've got a feeling it was at least this time of year or maybe towards the end of May .......

[JoaoLeaftide]

Garlic chives are tricky indoors. I've had much better luck sowing them outside in a pot once the weather warms up a bit, they seem to want the natural temperature fluctuations. Indoors they just sit there and sulk.

[Andraste]

Seems my notes on the Garlic Chives aren't the best They look to have done best from a mid-late April sowing outdoors into a pot & the only time they didn't sprout was when I tried to start them indoors.

Edit to add: I didn't do anything special, just into MPC & kept moist (although I doubt very much I paid a lot of attention to that)

[Peanut]

Thanks folks I'll try sowing somw direct.

[Vince G]

Did a second sowing of chives about a fortnight ago as the first lot did nothing. So I basically put the rest of the packet in the pot out of frustration, way too many to be honest, but there's a few coming through now. I have resorted to buying pots of chives from the garden centre in the past.

[Containergardener]

I've had the same chives (not garlic) from a piece from my parents garden forever . In a tub that's been split to more tubs.

Garlic chives I may try sowing again. .