Keep watering! One of the benefits of bottom watering is that it forces you to keep watering the cells where nothing sprouted. I have been repeatedly surprised to have seeds sprout weeks after I had already given up on them. Sometimes four or five weeks after I started them, and I had already given up all hope.

So if you have some extra seeds of a variety you really, really want to grow, you could try starting a second batch. But keep watering the first batch...you may be surprised.

Rick

Thanks, Rick. I won't give up on them, but I would like to plant new seeds in case these guys never show. I am bottom watering, so the original seeds have continued to drink and drink. I hope they show up!

My gypsy peppers took a while compared to my basil (5 days). I was just about to give up on them when they finally sprouted about 15 days later in my garage. It never hurts to have a few extras! :)

Hi,
My gypsy peppers germinated within 7 days. I used a mix of potting soil, compost and peat - nothing scientific, just threw it together. I kept them at around 28C with a lid over my tray to keep moisture in. So all I can say is patience, check your temperature and maybe next time try a different seed if these ones don't work out.