I put some lettuce, kohlrabi, spinach, beets in my garden around August and nothing came up. We had a spell of very hot weather in San Diego. Now it is cooling off.

My question is - Since I had started too early in the summer for these vegetables, are the seeds in the garden still viable? I am about to reseed the garden beds but wanted to ask first.

Thanks,

Zoemom

I did just added chicken compost from store, and mushroom compost mixed into the garden bed like few weeks prior to sprinkling the seeds.
Could this kill the seeds?

In the last 2 weeks, tried watering more water every 2 days. But haven't seen any more seedlings.

Thanks for your imput.

Zoemom

I did just added chicken compost from store, and mushroom compost mixed into the garden bed like few weeks prior to sprinkling the seeds.
Could this kill the seeds?

In the last 2 weeks, tried watering more water every 2 days. But haven't seen any more seedlings.

Thanks for your imput.

Zoemom

Until they sprout, they must be kept continually moist. This may mean watering once or even twice per day (lightly). Once you see that a lot of them have sprouted, you can cut back watering to once a day, and after a while, you can cut back more and more.

My opinion is that most likely you didn't water enough to get the seeds to sprout. Sometimes, freshly sprouted seeds are eaten by birds, snails or slugs almost from day 1 of sprouting, but usually you will see some sign of the sprout or the culprit when that happens.

Bigger, deeper set seeds like beans are less likely to need twice-a-day watering. Small seeds, planted shallowly are more likely to need continuous moisture.

--McKenzie