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Forum: Beginner VegetablesReplies: 4, Views: 47
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growingup
Tucson, AZ

May 12, 2008
3:59 PM

Post #4941690

All my plants look really healthy, but they aren't getting any bigger. Also, I've tried growing corn 2 times now in my raised bed and nothing is germinating in there. Any ideas?
tucsonjill
Tucson, AZ
(Zone 9a)

May 12, 2008
4:07 PM

Post #4941717

How old is your corn seed? I tried with old seed once and it was a total bust.
growingup
Tucson, AZ

May 12, 2008
11:25 PM

Post #4943651

I bought two different packets just before planting them. The first round, I tried about 2 weeks before Easter, the second round about 4 weeks ago. Still nothing. Seems very strange since last year, corn was the easiest thing to grow. None of my seeds are really wanting to start this year. Last year, even as late as June, I would plant things like beans, watermelon and corn and they would sprout in 3 days. Just confused.
tucsonjill
Tucson, AZ
(Zone 9a)

May 13, 2008
12:25 AM

Post #4943860

With as warm as it's been, it's hard to imagine your soil is too cold for good germination... Everything else is healthy, you said, just slow?
Dean_W
Cedar Park, TX
(Zone 8b)

May 14, 2008
2:33 PM

Post #4950792

Did you fertilize?

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