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re: 2025 Fall Garden Thread
Posted on 11/4/25 at 12:57 pm to cgrand
Posted on 11/4/25 at 12:57 pm to cgrand
Things look healthy but I'd venture to guess the beets and turnips are planted way too closely and you won't get good root development.
The good thing is, they do transplant well if you give them the space to grow and form good bulbs.
Some people don't realize that those beet seeds are not a single seed, but a small cluster of seeds and several will pop up when they sprout. I let them get to about 3-4 inches tall and then separate them and give them 4 inches all around to mature. You probably need a bit more room for the turnips to form nice bulbs.
The good thing is, they do transplant well if you give them the space to grow and form good bulbs.
Some people don't realize that those beet seeds are not a single seed, but a small cluster of seeds and several will pop up when they sprout. I let them get to about 3-4 inches tall and then separate them and give them 4 inches all around to mature. You probably need a bit more room for the turnips to form nice bulbs.
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Posted on 11/4/25 at 1:08 pm to cgrand
Looks great! 
I'm jealous. My beets aren't that far along.
I'm jealous. My beets aren't that far along.
Posted on 11/4/25 at 1:22 pm to gumbo2176
I’m going thin them out…use the greens for salads. Beet greens are my favorite
Posted on 11/5/25 at 11:01 am to gumbo2176
quote:Mine have always been single plants.
Some people don't realize that those beet seeds are not a single seed, but a small cluster of seeds and several will pop up when they sprout.
Posted on 11/6/25 at 7:46 am to cgrand
My carrots don't want to come up from seed this fall.
Any advice appreciated.
Any advice appreciated.
Posted on 11/6/25 at 7:59 am to Hobie101
carrot seeds take a while to germinate and must be kept moist until they do. Most everything else in my experience is sow and go but carrot seeds need to be babied until they sprout
Posted on 11/7/25 at 2:34 pm to cgrand
looks like its going to get below 32 here in the fla parishes next week. besides protecting tender plants, its a good chance to get sown any seeds that require cold stratification to break dormancy. i just sowed a bunch of marsh mallow and poppy seeds so hopefully i'll get a good sprout of both in the spring
Posted on 11/12/25 at 6:24 am to cgrand
For carrots, keeping them moist is the key. Water and cover ith a board or cardboard until they germinate.
Posted on 11/18/25 at 9:04 am to Hobie101
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My carrots don't want to come up from seed this fall.
You really need to keep them watered regularly after seeding, and if you're in the BR area we haven't had much rain at all for some time now. You almost want to baby them the first week and make sure the top of the soil is wet the majority of the day, meaning you might need to go water it 2-3 times a day. My raised bed for carrots has a mister i installed over them, so i let that pop off 4x's a day during that first week just to keep the top of the soil wet.
Some say put newspaper or cardboard over them for the first week, helps keep the moisture in the soil.
You also don't want to plant them too deep or cover with mulch. They are very weak and need loose moist soil to break through it. I know that contradicts the newspapaer/cardboard, but you're only supposed to leave that on for a 7-10 days and then take it off so the sprouts can start shooting up.
Posted on 11/18/25 at 10:28 am to cgrand
I got two more hand fulls of cherry tomatoes this morning. I was not expecting that. One more boursin pasta.
Posted on 11/19/25 at 8:03 am to AlxTgr
we've got cherry tomatoes and yellow pear tomatoes on the counter still too. We'll see how long my fall starts make it before a freeze gets them. Onion starts came in yesterday. I'll hopefully plant them on Friday.
Posted on 11/20/25 at 6:24 am to gumbo2176
We will be taking up our turnip greens early next week before a week of sub-freezing temperatures. Our bed is a 4' x 8' raised bed and it is full of greens. Hopefully there will be some turnips this time.
Posted on 11/21/25 at 11:07 am to RetiredSaintsLsuFan
how cold? Typically above 20 they’ll be fine and the frost makes them and the roots taste better
Posted on 11/23/25 at 8:04 am to cgrand
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how cold? Typically above 20 they’ll be fine and the frost makes them and the roots taste better
The mid 20's. We don't want to take a chance and loose them. I have some cabbage that I am thinking of keeping covered during the sub-freezing nights.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 1:17 pm to RetiredSaintsLsuFan
grocery shopping
hope you like turnips I have a couple hundred
hope you like turnips I have a couple hundred
Posted on 11/29/25 at 6:40 pm to cgrand
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grocery shopping
hope you like turnips I have a couple hundred
If I lived closer I would take some. I have plenty of turnip greens, but no turnips.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 2:59 pm to RetiredSaintsLsuFan
this fricking thing...
Posted on 12/11/25 at 11:22 am to cgrand
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this fricking thing...
Time to start juicing and saving that for later use.
Posted on 12/11/25 at 12:35 pm to gumbo2176
i've tried they taste like battery acid and nail polish. i wish there was a use for them other than compost
Posted on 12/11/25 at 1:05 pm to cgrand
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i've tried they taste like battery acid and nail polish. i wish there was a use for them other than compost
That appears to be some sort of citrus tree, and if it is, what's making the fruit so acrid that it is useless.
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