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Root Crops

jdsims
15 years ago

So this is my first major garden and I'm enjoying the planning and expermenting so far. I was thinking of trying to get some root crops going for the market. This will be my first time trying a root crop so I have some question.

We have been receiving alot of rain this month so the ground is really wet So I think putting directly in the ground wont work at all. Is transplanting root crops as bad as some of the sites make it out to be ?

Should I just wait until it warms up a bit before trying to plant these ?

or how about a row cover letting it dru up some then try to plant ?

Comment (1)

  • kritzmicrogrow
    15 years ago

    hi, I have transplanted carrots sucessfully. but you need to transplant an awful lot to get anywhere $$$.
    figure a 72 count flat if 80 % sucess rate is about 60 good carrots---8 to a bundle/7 bundles. figure 1.50-2.00 a bundle.
    thats a lot of time/labor for $$10-12 bucks.
    you would need to plant 20 flats for $200-$250 (1200 carrots-or 250 row ft.)

    ive never tried to transplant beets, but they are very easy to sow. you can plant in moist soil as long as its not mud.
    radish plant 1 seed every inch for no thinning.
    do you have a row planter?

    turnips -kohlrabi--same as beets
    need good fertile soil-not hot weather (60-80 degrees best)
    consistent water ( sidedress once root starts to form--10-30-10)

    root crops should be thinned for large hi-quality vegetables
    beets-3-4inch carrots 3 inch radish 11/2 inch kohlrabi
    4 inch

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