I am saddened to report that what began as an exciting exercise in seed saving has ended as a tale of remarkable woe. A while back I soaked 10 of my best Belgian beans, the same ones I discuss below, and planted them indoors. These seeds were the best of the best I saved last summer -- they were the first to ripen, so I assume the best (?)
I went away for the weekend and upon returning, raced up to my loft where I expected to see wee green seedlings peeking out of the soil. But no. Instead, all I saw were fuzzy little fuzzy bumps of mould. (photo to the left)
You see, I had placed plastic over the containers for the first several days, thinking it would somehow help the seeds germinate. I also kept it very moist, and it appears the seeds didn't take kindly to being treated like that.
All this said, failure will not stop, hinder or deter me. Gardening is a learning process, a life-long pursuit if you will, and I have decided it is warm enough to plant my beans (I have some others I have saved) directly into the recently-turned soil of the bucolic Graveley Garden.
