Beets sprouted, but won't grow
intalbot
13 years ago
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Radishes huge, but carrots/beats won't grow
Comments (8)I determined my garden had a nitrogen depletion, but seemed OK in the other major nutrients (pH, Phosphorous, and Potash), so we added some manure before the current planting (which was 8 weeks ago) but same story- great radishes and anemic carrots and beats. I'd expect after 8 weeks that your radishes would be large and past the best time for harvest. However, the carrots and beets grow slower and would just be starting to look like they were doing something....IF you thinned them early on and kept a decent amount of nitrogen in the soil, very likely not ready for harvest unless you like them very small. Give the beets and carrots a few more weeks and some nitrogen and see what happens. Also, I find that radishes will grow well for me even when the weather is cool. Carrots and beets will only grow slowly in the cooler weather........I've no idea if it is ever cool in San Diego and if this would affect the growth....bet it's never cool compared to here. We still have a foot of snow on the ground, but the sun is shining brightly!...See MoreSomewhat off topic but my seeds won't sprout!
Comments (12)Looking in my 2007-2008 winter-sow database I sowed Heuchera on 12/22 and I had germination by 4/6. They weren't really slow to germinate but growth rate was VERY slow. By the time I transplanted them into individual containers to grow on they were still extremely tiny to work with. I didn't even get them planted into the garden until late September. Here is some pictures of progress; remember they started germination on April 6th! May 24th same day they were transplanted to these pots: June 12th June 26th November 6th...See MoreAmaryllis won't sprout
Comments (1)This year, some of the Australian bulbs we ordered wouldn't get started for me. I found that setting the pot on a heating pad set on low for a few weeks kicked them all into gear. Good Luck....See MoreFall spinach won't sprout
Comments (3)One thing you need to be careful of is *soil* temperature. In a fully sunlit bare bed, that temperature will be a lot hotter than the air temperature. Up north that may not be an issue, but it sure is down here. As the soil surface dries, it won't cool effectively, and you've got baked seeds....See Moredenninmi
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