Seeds Turned To Mush

[Rienell]

Need some help regarding my green beans. We bought a pack of Roma II Bush Beans from Gurney's to try. I also bought my old favorite type of bush beans from Lowes made by Ferry & Morse because I always have success with those. The Gurney's beans were white and the F&M were very dark brown with black flecks. Both were planted in same soil and watered equally. Today, the F&Ms started poking through and coming up. They look really healthy where the Gurney's haven't done squat. So, me and Hubby dug down to see why and found that the Gurney's white seeds turned to mush! That's indicative of a fungus or over-watering, right? I'm not sure why this happened other than they're different seeds/types with different needs. Maybe the F&M have a better disease tolerance? Any other reasons this may have happened?

 

[Toddz]

Did you water them in right after you planted them and how often did you water the beans?

If you had good moist soil to start with, then there's no reason to water the seeds in when you plant them.

If you had rain in the previous 7 days of when you planted, then you had enough moisture for the seeds to germinate.

 

[Meadowlark]

I wonder if soil temps are a factor. The Romas require soil temps above 70 deg and nighttime temps never falling below 55 deg to germinate. The F&M are more tolerant of some lower temps.

Did you have some "low" temps during germination?

 

[Toddz]

I wonder if soil temps are a factor. The Romas require soil temps above 70 deg and nighttime temps never falling below 55 deg to germinate. The F&M are more tolerant of some lower temps.

Did you have some "low" temps during germination?

Cold temperatures can result in poor germination for Roma beans. I have had beens not germinate because the soil got cold.

 

[Rienell]

We did have some temps drop into the forties recently. That might be the culprit. Thanks!

 

[Meadowlark]

We did have some temps drop into the forties recently. That might be the culprit. Thanks!

Yes forties are a problem for Roma germination, big problem.