I planted these awhile ago....gosh in April I think. I thought they'd be ready by now. I am not sure the exact date in April. I think its the 2nd week. I pulled one up to see how they're going. Should I pull them up and start over?
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jal_ut
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Did you thin them? The crinkly thing we call a beet seed is actually a capsule with several seeds in it. You always need to thin beets. You can thin them now and enjoy the greens and small beets. Those roots will grow for some time yet. Patience. If you want baseball sized roots, you must thin enough to give them space to have a root that large. Like one plant every 3 inches.
I did thin them....there's about 2" between the plants. I just read that beets are ready in 50 days and its been more. This area that I planeted them is quite shady (I didn't realize this until later) so maybe that's why they're growing slow. I probably can thin them some more. The beet above is the largest one I think....I have carrots in the same area and those are going well.jal_ut wrote:Did you thin them? The crinkly thing we call a beet seed is actually a capsule with several seeds in it. You always need to thin beets. You can thin them now and enjoy the greens and small beets. Those roots will grow for some time yet. Patience. If you want baseball sized roots, you must thin enough to give them space to have a root that large. Like one plant every 3 inches.
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PunkRotten
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I grew some last year and they were small too. I think not enough sun and not enough nutrients played a factor in it. If you leave them in longer they continue to grow just like Jal_Ut says. I let my radishes and carrots do this and some got huge. I am gonna do more beets in the fall and less radishes.
Mine are in my native soil....The lettuce, beets and carrots are all in native soil. The lettuce went nuts. Carrots are going well. These beets are the only thing that is going slow. I think next time I'll try them in the soil I mix with other soil.sheeshshe wrote:exactly.hopefully mine turn into something. I've yet to be successful with them, although I put them in the soil I had brought in last year. They don't grow in my native soil.
