Please explain to me what happened!

[lovemylegacy]

A month ago, when everything was greening out, I took advantage of it and planted one plot and limed the other. I went to the lease today to survey my results....I was floored. Nothing! Not one bean had sprouted. When I planted, it rained the next day, perfect! I put 2 camera on the plot to survey for hogs. 1 boar, he was in and gone, not much damage.

Can anyone explain what happened? I am at a loss for what happened.

[jason86]

A month ago, when everything was greening out, I took advantage of it and planted one plot and limed the other. I went to the lease today to survey my results....I was floored. Nothing! Not one bean had sprouted. When I planted, it rained the next day, perfect! I put 2 camera on the plot to survey for hogs. 1 boar, he was in and gone, not much damage.

Can anyone explain what happened? I am at a loss for what happened.

Patience grasshopper

[Shane]

Sometimes a hard rain will drive the seed down deeper. If it gets too deep it's over.

[ShoootLow]

Would think they will still sprout.

[elgato]

I'm surprised nothing came up. Here in central La. it has been unusually warm March so I would have expected something. I have had early planted beans jump up then rot when the ground got too wet but that doesn't sound like your problem. I wonder if soil temps were still too cool and with the moisture the seed rotted?

FYI I don't plan to start planting till mid April at the earliest. Then I will check temps and rain prediction before I start. I see the window being mid April to the first week of May as prime.

[Guest1]

Did you put "Inoculant" on your beans before you planted them?

[texashunter56]

I planted last week on Tuesday in Western Goliad County and have missed both rains since then. I had some ground moisture and drilled them in a bit deeper but with the cooler night/ground temps since then they are just starting emerge after 8 days. When I planted later in the spring around May 1st in the past they would emerge in 3.5 days. Longer days, warmer ground temps and warmer nights are the key IME. I planted Iron and Clays with my oats mid Sept. last year and the peas were up in 3 days. I have not inoculated in the past 4 yrs when planting.

[Mike Murphey]

I've seen birds kill a new seed bed

[tex4k]

Out here in the land of hot and parched a rain can wet the top crust of soil then pack it hard, even if seeds sprout they never get through the crust.

[lovemylegacy]

I'm surprised nothing came up. Here in central La. it has been unusually warm March so I would have expected something. I have had early planted beans jump up then rot when the ground got too wet but that doesn't sound like your problem. I wonder if soil temps were still too cool and with the moisture the seed rotted?

FYI I don't plan to start planting till mid April at the earliest. Then I will check temps and rain prediction before I start. I see the window being mid April to the first week of May as prime.

This is what I was thinking, but with everything else greening up, I figured it was a go.

Usually I don't plant till I see the Pecan trees blooming...and that was this week.

[lovemylegacy]

Sometimes a hard rain will drive the seed down deeper. If it gets too deep it's over.

This crossed my mind, but the rain at that particular time was perfect.

[lovemylegacy]

Did you put "Inoculant" on your beans before you planted them?

Yes

[lovemylegacy]

Do yall think the deer would have ate ALL of the sprouts?

[lovemylegacy]

I've seen birds kill a new seed bed

Hmmmm, possible

[lovemylegacy]

I planted last week on Tuesday in Western Goliad County and have missed both rains since then. I had some ground moisture and drilled them in a bit deeper but with the cooler night/ground temps since then they are just starting emerge after 8 days. When I planted later in the spring around May 1st in the past they would emerge in 3.5 days. Longer days, warmer ground temps and warmer nights are the key IME. I planted Iron and Clays with my oats mid Sept. last year and the peas were up in 3 days. I have not inoculated in the past 4 yrs when planting.

Yeah I probably planted to early