radishes & beets not doing well

amysc 6/13/2012, 9:49 pm

For the third year in a row I can't get radishes, beets, or spinach to grow (Boston). Do root vegetables just not work in 6" of soil? Also, my lettuce and arugula do well, but I cant grow spinach for some reason.

Any suggestions?

landarch 6/13/2012, 9:52 pm

I could grow radishes and spinach last year without trying...neither did well this year. Radish greens were about 1/2 the normal size with very little bulb production. Spinach germinated but did not show even an ounce of growth. My beets did rather well (I've posted pics)...they like plenty of water and I mixed in some wood ash for additional phosphorus.

**bakermtb** 6/14/2012, 8:19 am

I had the same problem last year. I added alot more compost(two trowels full) to the square I was planting for radish and beets. Much better this year.

**camprn** 6/14/2012, 10:59 am

Try a top dressing of homemade compost with a few handfulls of bonemeal sprinkled in the bed. Take care with keeping even watering.

Sponsored content

radishes & beets not doing well

radishes & beets not doing well

Re: radishes & beets not doing well

Re: radishes & beets not doing well

Re: radishes & beets not doing well

Re: radishes & beets not doing well


	Hello Guest! Welcome to the official Square Foot Gardening Forum. There's lots to learn here by reading as a guest. However, if you become a member (it's free, ad free and spam-free) you'll have access to our large vermiculite databases, our seed exchange spreadsheets, Mel's Mix calculator, and many more members' pictures in the Gallery. Enjoy.