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Growing Guide - Root vegetables |
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Beetroot
Plant in rows aprox 12inches (30cm) apart at spacings of 4 inches (10cm).
Ground must be kept weed free. Mulching is a good idea to conserve moisture. Click here for our Gardening Equipment
Water moderately at fortnightly intervals when the weather is dry.
Carrots
At Rocket Gardens we grow our young carrot plants in small biodegradable pots. It is best to carefully peel the base of the pot away before popping into the ground.
Carrots like a deep well cultivated sandy loam soil with a finely worked tilth. The soil should be very light almost sand. Like most roots they will fork if planted in soil that has recently been heavily manured. A Ph of 6 is about right. Plant rows of carrots (6 inches apart)in warm dry ground – spring is normally a good time. Firm in around the plants and water carefully if the ground is dry. Remove weeds whenever they appear!Plant seedlings aproximately 3 inches apart. Get rid of any thinnings or the evil carrot fly will find your carrots more easily! Lift first baby carrots in order to further increase the spacings of the remainder – very tasty steamed and eaten with butter and pepper immediately after coming out of the ground!
Parsnips
Parsnips do not like to be transplanted. They should be grown from seed. They like deeply dug soil that isn’t too stony.
Sow in rows 1 foot (30cm) apart dropping one seed every inch (2.5cm). Thin seedlings and begin lifting and eating baby parsnips to increase spacings.
Parsnips do take a long time to grow! Weed regularly and don’t let soil dry out too much.
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