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  • Seedlings seem to be suffering in hot dry weather!

    Hello,
    I have some beetroot and khol rabi seedlings in my raised bed, about 1inch tall, and they keep toppling over (all though do still seem to be growing). I am assuming it is because it is so hot and dry. I keep watering them and now wonder if I am watering them too much and therfore the roots are not growing deep enough?
    Any advice would be gratefully received!

  • #2
    You need to give them a serious soak every few days rather than a sprinkle daily. This will encourage roots to go downwards. Good luck with them.
    Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

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    • #3
      I'm with Flum on the watering advice. Could you cover the seedlings with netting to shade them?

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      • #4
        Hey,
        Thanks, I watered the seedlings for ages yesterday evening, and moved my bay and rosemary plants that are in pots next to the raised bed to shade them. I am happy to say that the sun was shining all day on them and they haven't wilted at all!
        Thanks for the great advice!

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        • #5
          Bay and rosemary are Mediterranean natives? So, used to the sun?
          Last edited by Two_Sheds; 27-06-2010, 08:36 PM.
          All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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