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Re: Bean seeds & honeysuckle note

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Beans don't need the moisture like carrots (or grass) do, I would not water
them at all if the soil was moist, or just the once---you could be cooling
off the soil and inviting rot.

My two cents, on the bean question....

Frank
-----Original Message-----
From: Kim Kiernan <kkiernan@home.com>
To: sqft@listbot.com <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Saturday, May 22, 1999 4:14 PM
Subject: 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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