Too humid me thinks. Dome comes off once you get germination. Just like most seed starting for the garden. I don't use a dome much at all. I've been stacking mine on a lower shelf out of any light and check in the mornings for germination. Mostly just cover with another tray or board for darkness.
Peas will grow quite large in total darkness. A few inches anyway. Look almost bleached like white asparagus. They grow fast and hate too wet and humid. It's the same early Spring pea that likes it a bit cool in the garden. If i plant my early peas and we get a few days of rain,
they can rot in the ground. Why it is best to do succession plantings over a few weeks time. (and to have a longer harvest season).
I've helped two friends recently and the same happened. One gave up right away.
The other is planning on doing trials with a row of clamshells to find what works at his place. He seems determined having bought a lb of broccoli seed from his Coop.
It has been a dreadfully dreary overcast Winter. Seems 4 hours of sun a week since Thanksgiving. So it is not the light.
Like many things plant...learning curve. And many ways to get the same outcome.
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