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Re: Bean seeds & honeysuckle note

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Kim Kiernan wrote:

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

It is so easy to pre sprout beans (and peas) that I would never consider
just 'planting and hoping'.  Once the bean has sprouted and been planted the
success rate is 99%.

Ed Flynn   Md Zone 6/7

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