[hubballi]

I have grown a terrible crop of beetroot but was kind of hoping boltardy wouldn't bolt. It has 

Anyone else find this ?

[Yana]

My first two sowings of Boltardy didnt even germinate!!
I've got a few golf ball size ones now and no sign of bolting.

[Amilo]

I too am on my second sowing of bolt-hardy, they are just past the 4 leaf stage, even if the weather is perfect from now on, I doubt I will get a crop on them this year.

There are so many complaint of similar problems I am beginning to think that this year is going to go down in history as the "year nothing grew."

[hubballi]

Why call them boltardy if they don't do what they are supposed (or not) to do.

[Ice]

Why call them boltardy if they don't do what they are supposed (or not) to do.

They're resistant, not immune.

[Kajazy]

Is beetroot a candidate for growing in modules? Or is this a factor which might promote bolting? I'm experimenting with some modules now, having previously always sown directly in the ground. (Necessitated by the rain, of course...!)

[Yorkie]

I started mine off in modules.

[Kajazy]

Oh good. Fingers crossed then.

[New shoot]

I always use modules for beetroot, sow 3 seeds in each and plant them out as a clump.  They could bolt if you let them get really root bound, but I think the weather is more of a factor this year 

Mine on the plot are struggling, whereas most years I have so much I am giving them away  The only decent ones I've seen so far are in a veg planter at work we have got planted up inside the shop to demo them.  Got my eye on those 

[Robster]

I have started some off in modules and they always get a bit upset at being planted out.  Sowing direct they seem to get washed away this year.

Anyway I am still sowing as I had some perfectly respectable beetroot in March this year after being in the ground all winter.  I will continue sowing all month (maybe some of August too) I think deliberately to have the early roots

[lizziesdad]

I always use modules for beetroot, sow 3 seeds in each and plant them out as a clump.  They could bolt if you let them get really root bound, but I think the weather is more of a factor this year 

Mine on the plot are struggling, whereas most years I have so much I am giving them away  The only decent ones I've seen so far are in a veg planter at work we have got planted up inside the shop to demo them.  Got my eye on those 

I too had so much beetroot last year that I had to give it away. This year, we returned from a week's holiday on June 27 to find that my Bolthardy beetroot ( sown in April )had bolted! I was able to rescue about 12 beets from an entire row. I've planted more and am also keeping an eye on two other rows I sowed at the beginning of May.

[boldondig]

I start them off in modules but plant out really early - at first true leaf stage - be very careful getting the compost block out of the module as tehre are not to many roots to bind it together - doing it this way I seem to get a really good crop - already harvesting tennis ball size bolthardy...

[surbie100]

I'm about to harvest the first crop (modules from April) and sow a third in modules again.  My second sowing was direct sown and they are really struggling. To be fair I didn't help them much by sowing too close and then hoiking them all out to re-space properly. None have bolted though and they are all Boltardy - a mix of posh seeds and poundshop ones.

My plot's on heavy clay, but the person before me added a lot of sand to the bed they are in, and they seem to like it a lot more than the others.

My roots are only golf-ball size. Am hoping to grow bigger like boldondig's, if we get a wee bit more sun!