When do you give up on the seeds

Ok, need to know. Some of the seeds I planted in the little peat pots and the pellets have been in there a month and haven't germinated.
Shouldn't I figure they are no good. I don't know any of the normal flowers that should take any longer than that, do you

Lorraine, some of my packaged seeds said it takes 21-28 days to germinate. Do you know what kind of seeds they are? I can try looking it up for you....

I've gotten so confused, I don't even knw, but they are things like marigolds,(I know those are bad, those suckers come up in about 3 days) lantana, I have some Siberian Iris, Kobald too. Are you googling these or do you have a book?
I've got to get to the seed and seedling site cause I have some up that I have no idea what they are

I have a book, let me look them up and see what it says. I'm stuck inside this weekend because of rain & winds :( . DH is in his woodshop making wood things, so I've been just hanging out on this site all day, hoping to catch a glimpse of spring from ANYWHERE since it isnt HERE! LOL.

well, nothing in my book! I thought it had germination info, but nothing there.

I did a google search and this is what I found:

Lantana:

This was in a discussion topic on garden web site ........
"I've never tried germinating lantana before, but this year I'm trying. I see it takes 180 days to germinate! I wonder if using my heating mat will help. It works wonders for seedstarting and even rooting cuttings in water or potting mix."

so maybe your Lantana are still good? They also mentioned nicking and soaking them for 24 hours first.

Marigolds, I think you're right about those. looks like 3-5 days. I did find an interesting site on marigolds though http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1125/
that you may want to check out.

Siberian Iris:
Needs stratification? I found this site : http://groups.msn.com/AbleFarmandGardening/irisseedgermination.msnw


Kobald- couldnt find anything on this one-clarify spelling? is it liatris kobold?

also found this site with all sorts of germination rates for seeds (think this ones going in my favorites!)

Anyhow, hope this helps. Let me know if you want more, I am learning lots while searching and its keeping me from getting bored! :)

Yes, it is liatris. Sorry I din't say that. Well, I see I won't be getting any lantana this year. We've got a begonia co-op going on and I can get lantana in a flat with 105 of them.
Think that's enough? Yes, I'm crazy. I'm like you, I'm having a lazy day, no one around but me. What in the world would we do without Daves!!!
Oh, what is the seed germination site? I need to go there

lol! oops forgot the link! :)

http://www.onrockgarden.com/guide/seedindex01.htm

Maybe the lantana is still good? 180 days is ..6 mos! och! thats a long time to wait for a bloom ! lol! I'd probably buy the plugs :)