So bummed
By Marie Anne
@Ldyjarhead (10233)
United States
April 27, 2020 7:06am CST
Well my stupid beans are still giving me fits. The ones I sowed in dirt never came up, and the four that I tucked into a wet paper towel did finally sprout, but three of them have mold on them! I guess I need to find the sweet spot where they're kept damp, but not too wet. (The dark spot in the photo is where the tea bag was sitting, so that's not a concern).
I put one in a teabag yesterday and another one this morning, so we'll see if I have better luck with that. I just don't understand what's going on with these beans. I've never planted a bean that didn't sprout and deliver a nice plant.
Tomatoes are still doing ok, and of the six lettuce seeds I planted, gfve have come up, so at least that's a good germination rate.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Apr 20
Did you soak the beans in water before planting? That was my father's advice when I was in grade school and working on a project for our gardening subject.
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@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
27 Apr 20
I didn't for the first three, but I did for one after that, and it hasn't come up either.
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@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
27 Apr 20
@Alexandoy Hard to say. I only did it with the one bean.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Apr 20
@Ldyjarhead so that means soaking is not really that effective.
@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
27 Apr 20
I'm starting my seeds indoors, and most will go into containers when ready to go outside. Not sure how many I'll actually put into the ground.
@BarBaraPrz (47285)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
27 Apr 20
I had a terrible time last year with beans not coming up. Hope things go better this year, for both of us.
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@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
27 Apr 20
This honestly has me stumped. I've never had this happen before.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Apr 20
I guess you are not feeling full of beans.
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@arunima25 (87770)
• Bangalore, India
27 Apr 20
Hope you have luck this time with beans. 
I had a good produce of tomatoes last month. I have no seeds with me and many of my pots are empty.
I had a good produce of tomatoes last month. I have no seeds with me and many of my pots are empty.1 person likes this
@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
27 Apr 20
My tomatoes are doing great so far, and now the lettuce is up, so that's something, I guess. Too bad I don't even like tomatoes.
@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
27 Apr 20
If you are doing great with tomatoes why not focus on them only.
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@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
27 Apr 20
Because I want to have other things to eat. I don't even like tomatoes. I grow them and give away to friends and neighbors.
@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
27 Apr 20
I don`t know too much about planting but I think there are some seeds that just don`t grow easily if not planted well 
@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
27 Apr 20
I've planted beans plenty of times before and never had one that didn't come up. They're the easiest thing the grow (or at least they WERE!), so I don't know what the deal is here.
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@Marilynda1225 (82721)
• United States
27 Apr 20
Hope you figure out your bean dilemma. We've had some much frost overnight lately that I expect some people will have problems if they planted already
@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
27 Apr 20
The beans look like they're sprouting though. Won't they still produce good bean plants?
@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
27 Apr 20
They've already got mold growing on them. I'm not going to plant that.
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@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 May 20
I don't usually bother with vegetables but I've planted some this year.
