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Bean seeds & honeysuckle note

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Does anyone know how long beans stay viable?  I planted beans 2 weeks
ago, and have had very poor germination.  I've made sure to keep the bed
moist, it been mid 50s at night and between 65-80 during the day.  I
used bean innoculant powder and presoaked the seeds for 3 hours, planted
1 inch deep in vermiculite like "the book" suggests."  Any ideas as to
what my problem is?  

The seeds have been stored correctly - some varieties are new 1999, some
from 1997, and some 1993.  I didn't realize until just now that the 1993
seeds were so old, otherwise I probably wouldn't have planted them.

The 1993 variety is black bush beans for dried beans.  I had 9 squares
planted and not one seed germinated.  I put 3 seeds in each hole, just
to be sure.  Even my 1999 seeds have poorly germinated (around 20%).

Most of the time my problem with starting seeds outside is having a
difficult time keeping the seed bed moist.  Do beans not like it so
moist, like carrots and lettuce etc.?  Maybe I'm misting too often?  I
mist 2-3 times a day when it's hot and sunny out because the seed bed
surface dries out so quickly.

thanks for your help.  sorry for the long post.

P.S. I've spent the last 2 days taking out a honeysuckle bush.  I
suggest to anyone to make sure you really want the honeysuckly in that
spot before you plant it, because they are in real pain in the *** to
take out.  This bush was only 2 years old too.

zone 9, so cal


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