OMG.... BEETS!

GoDawgs · February 26, 2019

I'm letting my 'Packman' broccoli go to seed for collection, Yeah, it's a hybrid but I just want to collect the seed and see what it makes. So I'm taking the deer netting off so the bees can get at the flowers and my eyes fall on something growing along the other side of the bed.

Could it be???? Yes! The fall sown beets that got totally toasted and "died" from an unexpected frost are coming back. This is eerily similar to that beet story I told about some fall planted and "dead" beets coming up along my spring pea row.

They're small and not pretty (got a tad toasted again the other night) but they're there.

Maybe I should just plant them in the fall and expect them in spring!

Meanwhile, the beet seed I just sowed a few days ago isn't up yet but it's too soon. They will get row cover this time should frost threaten.

February 26, 2019

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Originally Posted by GoDawgs

I'm letting my 'Packman' broccoli go to seed for collection, Yeah, it's a hybrid but I just want to collect the seed and see what it makes. So I'm taking the deer netting off so the bees can get at the flowers and my eyes fall on something growing along the other side of the bed.

Could it be???? Yes! The fall sown beets that got totally toasted and "died" from an unexpected frost are coming back. This is eerily similar to that beet story I told about some fall planted and "dead" beets coming up along my spring pea row.

They're small and not pretty (got a tad toasted again the other night) but they're there.

Maybe I should just plant them in the fall and expect them in spring!

Meanwhile, the beet seed I just sowed a few days ago isn't up yet but it's too soon. They will get row cover this time should frost threaten.

That’s hilarious! I guess, why not do fall sowing; you’re no worse off, lol!

oldman · February 26, 2019

Plus if you do fall sowing when people are bragging about everything they're going to plant at Christmas you can just brush it off with "Oh , I've already started my garden for spring."

DonDuck · February 26, 2019

I planted beets in Sept. to see what they would do. They germinated in November and December sporadically. A couple of freezes later, they were also toasted. They are coming back, but I have no idea if they will eventually produce beets. I also planted beets in December, so I should have a spring crop somehow.

ilex · March 5, 2019

Hybrid brassicas use CMS, that is, they don't make pollen. You need another pollen source. The problem is for ever, new genetarions will also suffer from CMS.

Worth1 · March 5, 2019

Some parts of the south fall sowing is better for select root crops.

Gardeneer · March 6, 2019

I agree with Worth.
I planted some turnip, chards, dill, mustard , last fall,before and after flooding went away. The ones i had planed before hurricane Florence were wiped out. But the second
planting did real well. Actually i stil have some of then going.
So over here fall planting is the way to go for cool/cole crops.

GoDawgs · March 6, 2019

I do collards, kale, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, scallions and turnips both spring and fall. Bush beans too, using Contender in September for a quick crop if the soil temp isn't too hot. I've tried beets early spring & fall and late spring & fall, trying to find that sweet spot. No luck except, apparently, some "accidental" results.

February 26, 2019	#1
GoDawgs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b Posts: 1,685	OMG.... BEETS! I'm letting my 'Packman' broccoli go to seed for collection, Yeah, it's a hybrid but I just want to collect the seed and see what it makes. So I'm taking the deer netting off so the bees can get at the flowers and my eyes fall on something growing along the other side of the bed. Could it be???? Yes! The fall sown beets that got totally toasted and "died" from an unexpected frost are coming back. This is eerily similar to that beet story I told about some fall planted and "dead" beets coming up along my spring pea row. They're small and not pretty (got a tad toasted again the other night) but they're there. Maybe I should just plant them in the fall and expect them in spring! Meanwhile, the beet seed I just sowed a few days ago isn't up yet but it's too soon. They will get row cover this time should frost threaten.

March 6, 2019	#7
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,916	I agree with Worth. I planted some turnip, chards, dill, mustard , last fall,before and after flooding went away. The ones i had planed before hurricane Florence were wiped out. But the second planting did real well. Actually i stil have some of then going. So over here fall planting is the way to go for cool/cole crops. __________________ Gardeneer Happy Gardening !

February 26, 2019	#3
oldman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Kansas 5b Posts: 198	Plus if you do fall sowing when people are bragging about everything they're going to plant at Christmas you can just brush it off with "Oh , I've already started my garden for spring."

February 26, 2019	#4
DonDuck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Corinth, texas Posts: 1,784	I planted beets in Sept. to see what they would do. They germinated in November and December sporadically. A couple of freezes later, they were also toasted. They are coming back, but I have no idea if they will eventually produce beets. I also planted beets in December, so I should have a spring crop somehow.

March 5, 2019	#5
ilex Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Spain Posts: 416	Hybrid brassicas use CMS, that is, they don't make pollen. You need another pollen source. The problem is for ever, new genetarions will also suffer from CMS.

March 5, 2019	#6
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Some parts of the south fall sowing is better for select root crops.