[heartwood]

I planted 2 kinds of kale, two kinds of beets, and peas three weeks ago. In two different gardens. We’ve only had a few frosty nights, we had a week when it was 65 or higher every day before it cooled down again.

In one of the gardens some of the peas are coming up and nothing else. These are new seeds from companies that never disappointed me before. My winter-sown seeds and indoor seeds are coming up just fine.

So when are kale, beets and peas supposed to come up? Instructions were to plant two-four weeks before last frost which is April 15 here.

[greeneyes]

While the plants you mentioned are considered cool weather crops, the seeds are not.

For example beets and peas both sprout best when the soil temp is 77 degrees. It takes 5-6 days to sprout at that temp. If the temp is 41 degrees it will take 36 to 42 days to sprout.

Once they are transplant size they will withstand cooler weather better than plants such as tomatoes, the so called warm weather or summer crops.

I would guess you soil is not yet warm enough for fast germination.