how much sunlight does it get in your bathroom ...

a full sun plant needs t least 8 hours of direct sunlight outside.. and more if you have a proper grow light indoors ... what is yours getting???

when and if you get it outdoors ... it will need to be hardened off to sunlight ... and not thrown out into direct light immediately ...

what if any fert are you using??

why not start more.. now that spring is approaching ....

ken

Thanks for your comment. The plant does not get the 8 hours of sun. It also does not have a grow light. So that may be the reason why it is stationary for all this time.

I have not used any fertiliser yet. I thought that I needed to wait until the plant gets going again.

I have just ordered some more seeds and I will indeed start a new batch.

Not sure why you started the seeds in the direct opposite timing of when this plant is inclined to grow but will chalk it up to over-enthusiasm :-) Hot season veg like chilis or peppers need sun and heat to grow and develop properly, neither of which can be found indoors in a bathroom in winter!!

Ideally, at least 8 hours of sun (or the equivalent in gro lites) and temps of 70F plus. I think a fresh batch of seeds is called for :-) And start them no sooner than 6-8 weeks before last frost/planting out date and keep 'em warm - 75-85F for best germination.

Indeed, it was the wrong timing but on that moment the peppers were available in the supermarket. I could have dried the seeds and keep them until spring time. I thought it would be good to get some size into them in the winter so the plant would get going quicker int he spring time. But you never know, maybe it will get going in a couple of weeks. It does not show any signs of dying.

I will get a fresh batch going too (seeds on order).

Keep in mind most commercial produce are hybrids, so they may not come true from seed (they carry some of the characteristics of the parents, but are neither). So you don't really know what you're growing. I would recommend starting over with a proper batch of seeds.

Also, you should start feeding your seedlings with a week solution of fish or kelp emulsion (or a similar gentle, organic fert) as soon as the first set of true leaves emerges.

And, as others have mentioned, light! It's very hard to get plants started during the "Persephone days" when they get less than 10 hours of daylight, unless you are providing artificial light.

Thanks for your kind words. I will start feeding it this week. Hopefully together with more light it will do the trick.