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I am very sad to find that my first planting of beetroot is bolting and I have never had this happen before in years of growing it - usually grow Pronto and Bolthardy - as I walked around the plots I noticed that others are doing the same - is this a national thing, is anyone else having this problem?

am glad to say that the other 3 plantings appear to be fine

very unusual in my experience

hi calendula, yeah i have the same problems, (half a row) probably lack of water at times,
still more free seeds for next year ;D ;D

So has a lot of my chard...  :-[

don't like to say but all ok so far, everything crossed  :)

I have no problem with bolting on beetroot, but I did have lousy germination rate on the first sowing, the replacements are still very small.  I do have a problem with my turnips though! loads going to seed.  I will try to save some and see if they grow next year.

could someone explain to me what a bolted beetroot looks like. This is my first year growing veg !

Duke

the stem starts to stretch and the beetroot doesn't get any bigger, eventually, the stem produces a flower head , hope this makes sense  :)

yes thanks manic! I pulled one today the beetroot looks fine ~no flower head so I think its okay!

Duke

Mine has started to bolt this week too but we have loads more to come

interesting - I know the weather has been a bit iffy this year but all the same I think this is unusual for me anyway - maybe it has been the small pockets of strange weather that has confused the plants but they were sown as usual in March - I miss my beetroot at this time of year  :'(

I have to say, with apologies, that my beetroot have been excellent this year. No bolting, good size, lovely shape. The next challenge is to persuade my family to like beets as much as  I do.  My wife was put off by vinegary pickled beetroot as a child. :)

my Boltardy has all bolted, but my chioggia and cylinrida are fine, all were planted at the same time and are in the same bed......  wonders of nature... ::)

None of my 6 have bolted ........yet. I have sown some more a few weeks ago for a late crop (sown due to the extraordinarily large crop sown previously ::))

Once they start to bolt it is often a good idea to lift the lot as it seems to be catching

They are as useful as a pregnant slug once they have bolted