Author Topic: Thinning beetroot, swede and turnip  (Read 3943 times)

MAK

  • Joined Nov 2011
  • Middle ish of France
    • Cadeaux de La forge
Thinning beetroot, swede and turnip
« on: July 05, 2012, 09:18:03 pm »
I would always try and cook carrots plucked to thin a row and chuck beetroot etc.
However,having seen beetroot sold on the market for transplanting, I took my neighbours advice with all the above thinnings and transplanted them. I nipped the main tap root and nipped of all but the newest 3-4 leaves and transplanted. Success !
I have good sized beetroot all over the place and the swedes and turnips I transplanted last autumn were at least as good as those left in rows.
Economical and satisfying.
Has anyone had success transplanting carrots ?
 
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Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • Telford
Re: Thinning beetroot, swede and turnip
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2012, 10:53:56 pm »
I don't do transplanting as I can't bear to throw thinnings away and I don't have space to replant them.  I very carefully sow the seeds in the right spaces in the first place and, if some don't come up. I sow another one.

hexhammeasure

  • Joined Jun 2008
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Re: Thinning beetroot, swede and turnip
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2012, 08:41:39 am »
My boss is something of a hoarder, any thinnings or cuttings even trimmings are transplanted, if they take great if not they will rot down and feed the soil. We do this for veg, roses, any ornamental plants and always plant a row of the baby bulblets on plants like gladiolis. even the tomato plant sideshoots get put in the ground if there is room



Ian

confused

  • Joined Jun 2008
Re: Thinning beetroot, swede and turnip
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2012, 04:11:59 pm »
I transplanted carrots for the first time 2 years ago, and again last year, with a good return for my efforts , i just did it yesterday again so we will see if it's 3 in a row.

luckylady

  • Joined Aug 2009
  • Yorkshire
Re: Thinning beetroot, swede and turnip
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2012, 07:04:36 pm »
Has anyone had success transplanting carrots ?
Still waiting to find out if ours were a success.  First year we have tried but decided it was worth a go.
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Mammyshaz

  • Joined Feb 2012
  • Durham
Re: Thinning beetroot, swede and turnip
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2012, 10:09:53 pm »
Cannot grow carrots in situ let alone get them big enough to transplant  ???

Turnip thinning  transplants are doing well  :thumbsup:

 

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