Growing Beets in Massachusetts: Soil, Sowing and Bolting
In Massachusetts, beets do best sown directly into deep, well-drained, sandy soil with organic matter worked in, about two to three weeks before the last…
Growing Carrots in Maryland: Soil, Sowing and Forked Roots
Maryland’s state-representative soil, the Sassafras series, is sandy and well drained, which is good news for carrots that hate wet feet and forked tips.
Growing Beets in Maryland: Soil, Sowing and Bolting
Maryland’s benchmark soil runs sandy, acid and fast-draining, decent bones for a beet but poor at holding nutrients and moisture without help.
Growing Carrots in Manitoba: Soil, Sowing and Forked Roots
Manitoba’s typical garden soil runs 45 percent sand, 24 percent clay and 31 percent silt, a loam that leans alkaline (median pH around 7.6) and drains…
Growing Beets in Manitoba: Soil, Sowing and Bolting
Manitoba’s ground runs alkaline and moisture-heavy in ways that push against what a beet actually wants: deep, well-drained, sandy soil loosened with a…
Growing Carrots in Maine: Soil, Sowing and Forked Roots
Maine’s official state soil, the Chesuncook series, is sandy, acid and moderately well drained under a coating of forest litter.
Growing Beets in Maine: Soil, Sowing and Bolting
Maine’s official state soil, the Chesuncook series, is a sandy, strongly acid Spodosol that formed under conifer stands, not a tilled vegetable bed.
Growing Carrots in Louisiana: Soil, Sowing and Forked Roots
Louisiana gardeners get a partial break from the classic carrot problem. The soil USDA treats as representative of the state runs sandy rather than…
Growing Beets in Louisiana: Soil, Sowing and Bolting
In Louisiana, the two threats to a beet crop are thirst in the first six weeks and heat during root fill, not frost.
Growing Carrots in Kentucky: Soil, Sowing and Forked Roots
The Crider series, Kentucky’s official state soil, is a well-drained silt loam sitting at a surface pH near 6.2, which puts most gardens broadly in…