Green bean seedlings too tall12/14/2023 First step is to prepare your soil, digging in some bone meal and compost.īeans, as with all legumes, make their own nitrogen from the air, so it’s not necessary to give them overly rich soil, but it should have a nice well-draining texture. When the seedlings are about 4” tall or have three true leaves, it’s time to plant them into the garden. Look at the amazing root system of this bean started in vermiculite only 12 days ago! The seedling measures about 12” from top of leaf to bottom of that long tap root. Very cute little guys, the seed comes up on top of the stem, splitting and releasing its amazing cargo of leaves. Add water, push bean seeds into the damp vermiculite, and put in a warm spot in a sunny window sill or green house. The process couldn’t be simpler instead of starting the seeds in soil, plant in vermiculite. By pre-sprouting indoors in vermiculite (see blog on sprouting peas), that vulnerable phase is eliminated. Just like pea seeds, the bean seed is large and starchy, which easily rots and is great fodder for critters such as birds, rodents, slugs, etc. The critical point for the beans is not the actual growing of the plant, it’s the germination of the seed. Planted too early, they are likely to rot before even thinking of germination, and this year even our beloved 24 th of May weekend was still too early.īut there is an alternative to waiting. Beans are typically seeded directly into the ground when the soil is warm enough to germinate the seeds. The bottom line is that it is still not warm enough for tomatoes, cucumbers, basil, squash, peppers, and other heat-lovers to be moved into the ground, but they do need to be moved into bigger pots to expand their root systems, and hardened off before putting outside. I know that compared to the rest of the country and much of the world, we have nothing to complain about, but we are Canadian and complain about the weather we do! Ever since I can remember, the 24 th of May weekend was the peak weekend for gardeners, for that day was carved in stone as the time when our warm-weather crops could be planted, and the official gardening season was happily underway.Īs all gardeners know, this year has been sadly different.
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