WHOOOHOOO!! My bush beans came up!!!!

[skeeter9]

I know it's kinda silly to be excited about something so simple when most of you guys are super-gardeners, but this is the first year I have had a garden since I moved out of my parents house back in 1981! I managed to start some tomatoes inside earlier in the season and they are doing well in my raised planters. I "mulched" around my tomatoes with bush beans 10 days ago and they jumped out of the ground while I was at work today!!!! :coolsun

 

[dickiebird]

Good for you.
I noticed today that 3 of the 4 varieties of bush beans I planted are finally poking through.

THANX RICH

 

[skeeter9]

That's great, Rich! Now we just have to hope that they actually produce beans!!!

 

[dickiebird]

I'm just happy they came up, as wet as it's been around here I was afraid they'd rot in the ground like my potatoes did.

THANX RICH

 

[AmyRey]

I will share in your joy and excitement, skeeter!

Yay for sprouts!!!

 

[wsmoak]

Mine, too! Beans seem to take forever to sprout, to the point that I'm about to give up on them, before they finally start cracking the surface soil and then peeking out.

I guess I'm spoiled by sprouting seeds in potting soil under lights, where 3-4 days later, I see green!

I just planted the pole beans on their tipi, so that'll be another long wait I'm sure.

-Wendy

 

[lesa]

Exciting!! Such promise in a little sprout! It will be several weeks before I can plant my seed... Still waiting for spring! Enjoy!

 

[i_am2bz]

I had to plant my beans twice before anything came up - then only 4 of the 7! :/

Someone (vfem?) mentioned wrapping the seeds in wet paper towels & let them germinate that way...so I'm trying that too!

 

[ninnymary]

My pole green beans never came up. I started to doubt myself whether I planted them or not! At my age sometimes you intent to do something and then you forget. But then I was sure I had. Otherwise, why would I have put popsicle labels on my trellis's? lol

I finally broke down and bought a couple of 6 packs. What the heck, they were very healthy and big already! I know, I probably should have planted more seeds.

Mary

 

[lesa]

No shame in that, Mary! I take great comfort in the fact that if my seeds don't work out - there will plenty of plants at the store! Takes the pressure off!