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Clueless (with/without beans) on the Roof!

Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html

Hello... 

I discovered Mel's Book.  Read it approximately 10-11 times - getting
more enthusiastic each time.  Then discovered "The List" and decided to
just be a virtual gardener for a while.  I think I freaked out, wanting
to do everything just so, you know?  

The thing is, my lack of experience is compounded by my only available
garden location:  on the roof of an urban warehouse.  

Finally, I just did it.  Hauled all the soil, peat, etc. up and set up
one 4'x 6' box.  Everything was going along quite well.  Except only
1/16 pole beans came up and 3/9 bush beans didn't.  After waiting
patiently I finally dug around and discovered that all the failed seeds
were rotten and at least one of them had a tiny slimy worm living in
it.  

I'm pre-sprouting a new batch of seeds but am still wondering why this
happened?  Too much water (wouldn't be surprised - I might be
overcompensating because the roof is pretty hot)?  

Thanks for any help---

Dixie
Zone 5 (I think) Michigan


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