I can already tell I am going to have issues this year.
I am doing germination testing for some seeds, most of which have only been grown by me for one or two generations.
They are taking so long to sprout! I am used to my seeds popping within three days at the most, and I have accidentally selected for that to the point where I pretty much give up and stop watering anything that hasn’t come up within a week.
I have dozens of kinds of seeds that I’ll be trialing for the first time this year.
Store bought Ultra Hot Chillies germinate after 2-3 weeks, some never. Seeds collected from my own super hot peppers germinate in 5 days or less. Also, seedlings grow faster. Right now, people are sowing ultra hot chillies here, they will be dealing with these until late May, on their windowsills. I start sowing my ultra hot chillies on 15th March.
I hadn’t even realized that’s what was happening until I read your post. I keep delaying my seed starting at home by a week or so each year for the last few years because my plants are too big come transplant time. I kept thinking my counting was off, but it’s my saved seed – ha! Duh! Just shows habitual thinking can be hard to break out of.