Cedar Experiment, week 2

I went to check on the two experimental garden beds to see if cedar really does inhibit germination in seeds, and if so, if lining with cardboard prevents this phenomenon.  I planted 4 beans, 6 beets, and 8 carrots in each bed.

Here's the verdict after 7 days:
Cedar bed with cardboard:

And Cedar Bed without cardboard:

They look fairly similar right?  There are slight differences; in one of them, there are more beets.  An interesting thing to note about beets:  their "seeds" are not seeds per se, but dried berries that may have one or more seeds within.   So, often a beet seed will give 1-3 seedlings.  It appears that one of the bush beans didn't sprout, but I can see it just under the surface.


But wait!  What's this in the cardboard bed?  Could it be the first carrot seedling??!

Alas, no it is not.  It's a weed.  One of the downsides of home-made compost.

Tally for the two beds so far:
Cedar without cardboard:
Pole beans: 2/2
Bush Beans: 2/2
Carrots: 0/8
Beets: 4/8

Cedar with cardboard:
Pole beans: 2/2
Bush Beans: 1/2 (but almost 2/2!!)
Carrots: 0/8
Beets: 4/8