Noel Murtagh asked 15 years ago
I set up 3 raised beds and planted plugs and seeds early April, mixture of onions, celery, cabbages, broccolli, carrots, etc. most of the veg (cabbages & onions excluded) have bolted. When I set up the beds I dug up soil well and added 1 bag “Gee up” manure and 2 bags of moss peat to each bed (bed approx 10ft X 4ft). watering dosn’t appear to be a problem, any advice on what has gone wrong ?
1 Answers
Gerry Daly Staff answered 6 years ago
In general vegetables naturally flower and go to seed. Bolting is when these happens prematurely, which can be the result of a shock of some kind …. transplanting, and heat or cold or drought are the usual factors, and some or other, or combination of these are at play in this case too.
Vegetables need to grow rapidly and evenly, stop-start conditions often result in bolting. Watering at planting and in tyhe weeks soon after is often keey to success, allowing the roots to go deep. Drainage in raised beds can be excessive.
