container Seedling not growing at all

[PandaManZA]

Hi,

Does anybody know what might be wrong.

I Planted 5 germinated Reaper seeds from a paper towel in this pot. 4 of them sprouted, but a couple days later they all died, this one however has remained the same size for 2 weeks now. The pot is on a window ledge, gets about 5 hours of sun and pretty warm most of the time. Why did the rest die and this one hasn't grown at all.

https://imgur.com/JWHOv68

 

[Tinkerbelle]

is your soil very wet?
The hotter chilli peppers do take a while to get going

 

[PandaManZA]

I haven't been watering it too much, the top soil is dry but its still moist below so i havent watered for a few days. I was watering it completely and let the water drain every 3 days. Maybe that was a bad idea. Now i just spray the top a bit every 2 days

 

[Tinkerbelle]

if it were me - I would put this little feller into a smaller pot and water only from the bottom, i.e. put water in a saucer, sit pot in it for 5 mins to draw up whatever water it needs, job done!
Sometimes watering from the top too early can drown the poor little things I know because I did it last week and lost 3 sproutlings

 

[PandaManZA]

I was doing that in my double cups, but im still not sure how much water to use? It seems to soak up everything. Do i keep refilling the cup/saucer until the top of the soil is wet?

 

[Tinkerbelle]

if they're only seedlings they don't need a huge amount of water, I'm only speaking for what I would do.
Sit in a saucer of water, let the pot take up water for 5 mins. This encourages the roots to work downwards for water and grow stronger.
The top of the soil doesn't have to be wet. It's the roots that need water.
Although I wouldn't do that at the moment, the pot already looks wet enough - wait until it dries out a lot.
Overwatering can kill small peppers or cause problems with oedema.

 

[JoynersHotPeppers]

Start small, pot up as you go....solo cups work great for first couple months - cut holes in bottom

 

[PandaManZA]

I germinated it in paper towels so i thought i would go straight to a bigger pot because it already germinated and i planted 5 others with it but this was the lone survivor, but ill move it to a cup

 

[JoynersHotPeppers]

They do awesome in cups and very easy to maintain proper air flow and moisture.

 

[PandaManZA]

Update on how its doing now after getting a grow tent. All my other plants i moved to kratky.