Green Thumbs: Gardening in Northern Utah

The beans I planted about 4 weeks ago have failed miserably.  Out of two full packs of beans, I have maybe 10 sprouts, and some of those have been eaten by bugs and snails.  I was telling my neighbor how frustrated I was, especially because beans, in my mind, are like zucchini – they just grow, no matter what.  She told me about garden inoculent:

It’s supposed to give bean and pea seeds a boost, especially when they’re planted in dirt that hasn’t had vegetables grown in it before.  I soaked the new package of bean seeds overnight, and am about to dust them in this powder and plant them outside.  Then we’ll be keeping our fingers crossed that this round goes better than the last.