Has anyone else seen a slow start for vegetable seeds?

21 years ago

Hi all:

I posted this question in the Vegetable Garden Forum, and I've gotten lots of great suggestions. But I'd love to get some input from other people in Minnesota.

My question is this: I planted my vegetable garden June 1. My peppers, tomatoes and vine plants are all thriving. But my rows of peas, beans and carrots are doing poorly, if they are doing anything at all. An extensive review this weekend turned up about 20-30 pea seedling (I planted two packets of seeds, so I expected more), 2 carrot seedlings and no bean seedlings. I'm going to leave the peas alone and hope for the best, since we're getting pretty warm these days anyway. But should I go ahead and replant the beans and carrots? Or should I give them more time to sprout?

I'm specifically wondering if the beans need more heat/sun to start growing -- and as you all know, we haven't had much of that until this past weekend.

Just so you know -- this is my third year gardening in this area, and up until now, I've always had success with my seeds. The soil down here is incredibly fertile; it makes me look like I know what I'm doing. :-)

Thanks in advance,

Kelly

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glen3a
21 years ago
Hi Kelly,

If the beans and carrots haven't come up yet, I would reseed as soon as possible.

I know beans are fairly quick to come up, so if you did seed June 1 I would think they should have sprouted by now. What probably happened was that the seeds just rotted in the soil, it was too cool and wet for too long. I had cucumber seeds, melons and beans that failed to sprout as well.

But, with this great weather anything that did sprout is really starting to put on nice growth. The weather will probably go through the usual 'quirks' but hopefully we'll have a regular summer this year.

Glen
sandysgardens
21 years ago
Kelly

I agree with Glen, your seeds got too wet and rotted. I have veggie gardened for over 25 years and have decided that veggie seeds, like those you are questioning, seem to like warmer weather and not as damp as it has been to sprout. Once sprouted the rains we get don't bother them, but excel their growing.

I planted mine a week or so before you and there was more days dryer than wetter and all of the beans came up (even had some year old seed), 3/4 of the mellon seeds and pretty much all cukes came up. Now I need to be brave and thin them out - I am bad at that.

Get some new seeds planted soon!
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hwncwby
Original Author
21 years ago
Hi all:

Just wanted to say that I reseeded my carrots and beans today. I'm hoping to get some wax bean seeds tomorrow, to finish the replanting stage.

Your tips and thoughts were very helpful. I started to see a few more carrot sprouts today. But I figured it was too little, too late. I don't have time to wait! Now that the longest day of the year is done, winter is nipping at our heels.

Thanks again,

Kelly
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luvmydaisies
21 years ago
Kelly~
I planted my beans and carrot (the first time ever growing veggies) and they sprouted within 5 days. Hope the new seeds that you planted will come up just as fast for you, since it is so warm now.
hwncwby
Original Author
21 years ago
Good evening, all:

Just wanted to follow-up so everyone who told me to replant would know the rest of the story.

I put new carrot and bean seeds in the ground about 5 days ago -- and I already have multiple been seedlings as well as a good start to my carrots.

THANK YOU for confirming my gut instinct. I still don't know what happened the first go-round, but at least I'll still be able to enjoy some fresh veggies later in the season.

Kelly
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