[Rich72]

Evening all
Sowed a total of 5 lots of beetroot so far this year and got nothing. Not even a shoot. Where have I gone wrong? Tried 3 different sorts, all in date and even bought a new packet and sowed them but to no avail.
No beetroot cake this year 😒
Meanwhile, the parsnips that should have been sown by January 2013 that I sowed in March this year are romping away..

[azubah]

Same problem here. It has been too cold. We sowed some in the greenhouse a few days ago and they have come up so it's not the seed. They do need the warm.

[Beetroot Queen]

8 batches before we got anything, GH ones not far off picking, outdoor ones still very small.

Never had trouble with beets and they were all new seeds.

[boddy]

my first time trying beetroot, thought it was me! Got a few that were started of indoors that have survived, probably about 25% of what I put in. Have also sown some seed direct and got nothing. Sown some more indoor sto try and fill in the gaps!!

[Beetroot Queen]

Just seems to be a rotten year for it.

[georget]

I put 2 rows in and covered with a fleece tunnel and all germinated nicely.First time ive done it though Imust have sensed it was going to be a bad year for them

[boldondig]

I know this will attract some criticism as being time consuming -  but it works for me - I get small module trays - 5 X 8 - fill with any old compost and then plant a beetroot seed in each - they germinate outside really easily - then as soon as they have 1 true leaf I plant them out - they always take well and I get great beetroot. I do this as my clay soil quickly forms a clay cap which inhibits the beetroot seedlings. I succession sow and get good results.

[RJR_38]

I wonder if they are germinating fine but the millions of slugs this year are eating them as soon as they emerge?

[cadalot]

I started mine off in two 15 module seed trays and planted them out early under cloches and I now have two more seed trays ready to go in and I have two more seed trays where they have just started to grown took 5 days to germinate and to start sowing - I did have a propagator lid on them inside the greenhouse and it has been really warm

The idea is to start off a couple of trays every two weeks this month and next.

 

[Madame Cholet]

yes I do the module thing too but i try a few direct too

[Mr Dog]

I usually sow into paper/peat pots and plant out once established. This year I sowed direct (lots more space with having an allotment) and out of the 150 or so seeds sown (5 varieties) I've got 6 seedlings which are clinging on to life. Paper pots to be constructed Thursday on my day off.

[Rich72]

I thought about the slug issue, so on the last row sown I put some pellets down too. Will check on their progress tomorrow. Will try module sowing tomorrow if nothing occurring with the direct sown ones

[RaptorUK]

. . . and out of the 150 or so seeds sown (5 varieties) I've got 6 seedlings which are clinging on to life. Paper pots to be constructed Thursday on my day off.

Perhaps it's too much water ?  I sowed a 4m row and then had to fill some gaps at the end of the row . . . the ones at the end of the row have struggled,  I think, due to having too much rain.

Original row . . .



Gap fillers




 
I'm hoping that with a little dry weather this week they will pick up.

[cadalot]

Here is my Bed 1 with the original and those I planted today, picture taken before watering them in so they are a little sad looking at the moment but I'm sure they will buck up in a day or two.

[jaydig]

Same here - only the odd beetroot coming through in a whole row. Last year I had so many I couldn't cope with them all.

Other failures this year - about six carrots germinated in a thirty foot row. Re-sowed - still no carrots.

Parsnips - not much better than the carrots.

Rocket - either the flea beetles got it before I saw it, or it didn't come up at all, despite sowing three lots.