I have planted Morning Glory seeds, and Black-eyed Susan Vine seeds indoors in peat pots. Only some of the Morning Glory seeds have germinated and come up. The Black-eyed Susan vine seeds have yet to come up. I thought all of these
seeds would be easy to start indoors. Anyone have any thoughts or advice on this ?

Hi Alan, when I have started B E S vine, it usually takes close to a month before they emerge
Good luck

Hi Alan,
Most any Ipomoea species responds well to being nicked or lightly abraded and then soaked overnight in warm/hot water before sowing. You can skip the abrading step and just soak overnight to hasten germination for most species. Either way, the seed coat will swell and start breaking apart, often while still in the water.

I soak Thunbergia alata 24-36 hours in warm water, too. Germination usually takes about a week.

Alan, how long has it been for the morning glories and what kind? I have had I.nil take a month or more. Just when I thought they were goners up they popped.

I have planted the following seeds - all were soaked in warm water over 24-hours before planting:

- Morning Glory Crimson Rambler - ipomoea purpurea
- Morning Glory Grandpa Ott
- Black-Eyed Susan Vine

Only the Morning Glory Crimson Rambler have come up. None of the other seeds have come up
yet.

It may still be a little cool yet for the MG, they like the warmth. I'd give them some time.

Ronnies right, soil temps play a big part in how fast seeds come up. Once they do come up and start growing you'll need to keep them away from other plants until you can plant them out as they don't play nice with others and try to hug everything to death.

Right now, all of the seeds are INDOORS, planted in Peat Pots. The house is warm. It is still to cool outdoors to plant them in the ground. The MG's are being planted in a Hanging basket.
The Black-eyed susan vine seeds will be planted in the ground. I guess I'll have to wait until
Next Month.

I'm sorry Alan I misunderstood, thought they were outside ...when did you plant the seeds?

I planted the seeds about 2-weeks ago. Only the Morning Glory 'Crimson Rambler' seeds have come up. The MG 'Grandpa Ott' has shown no signs of germination, and the Black-eyed Susan vine seeds are not coming up yet either.

You can dig them up and see if they rotted...you still have plenty of time to start more if you need to.

My seed growing indoors is not going well at all. My MG seeds and Black-eyed Susan vine seeds just are not taking off, and the ones that do, fall over and die! I'm real upset, so I think I'll just bag
this whole thing and go out in MAY and plant some plants!

I'm sorry
gardening has its disappointments to be sure but there is more joy than the latter
Morning glories grow so fast you'll still get to see blooms

Just a thought...since mg's like heat, you might try a heat mat or some other heat source and then once they sprout, take them outdoors for light if your days are warm. Sorry if I have repeated somethings already mentioned on this thread. If your nights are still cool, bring them back to heat at night. Might keep them from being too "leggy". Also, I have started soaking and watering all of my seeds and watering seedlings with a peroxide/water mixture. I use 1 tablespoon of 3% peroxide in 2 cups of water. Supposed to help with germination and prevent damping off. Don't give up!

Alan morning glories do really well direct sowed, you might want to try that before you buy any plants.
I had a BES vine that did really well one year from seeds that had fallen off by themselves.

I don't know how hardy MG's are - but right now here in NJ it is Bitter Cold outside and yesterday we had Snow and Ice ---- hardly Spring-like here in NJ right now! I'm tempted to just plant up
my hanging basket with the morning glory seeds and see if they come up. Some of them have already - the Crimson Glory seeds - but the Grandpa Ott MG seeds have not yet come up.

AlanC- did the seed mix dry out at any point? It has to be kept moist.

I've grown a lot of black-eyed susan vines and they've all been started indoors on a heat mat. Results have varied for me, a lot. I have bought all my seeds for them from the same place. One year I got near 100 percent germination, the next only 25 percent. I'm thinking this plant needs really fresh seeds and there is really no way of knowing how fresh they are when you buy them. I have had really mixed results with MG's too. People see my seed trays and think I have some magic touch, I tell them "no I just plant mass quantities".

I've planted my hanging basket with the Crimson Rambler and put it outdoors. The MG Grandpa Ott seeds have not germinated, and the Black-eyed Susan vine seeds have not germinated either. I will continue to keep the soil most for all peat pots of these seeds, but as time passes
I'm losing hope that they will germinate.

Alan, to save on frustration, you might try the old "paper towel" method for starting morning glories (saves on waiting for non--viable seeds to sprout). Scritch the seed coat a bit, soak the seeds for a few hours or overnight, then fold them up in a piece of damp paper towel and put it in a plastic bag. Set the baggie some place warm and check them every couple of days. When the seeds sprout (which usually takes less than a week), carefully transfer the sprouted seed into a prepared pot and cover it with a bit of soil. Once they break ground, you'll need to keep those seedlings reasonably warm. MG's do NOT like cold temps. I've had volunteers show up here in the frozen north, but they only appear when the ground warms up. If your Crimson Ramblers have already sprouted, they are not going to appreciate being put out in your cold weather!