raised beds to grow beets/radishes/turnips, soil dries

[greenfingers]

when i raise beds to grow beets/radishes/turnips, i find the soild dries and when i water the same the beds disintergrate, what do i do

 

[harishbs]

Hi

- Your soil might be sandy

- Increase the bed width, I mean go for broad beds

- Add lot of FYM and tank silt to ur land before making raised beds

- If possible go for drip irrigation and mulching which keeps the beds intact

Regards
Harish

 

[padmanabhan_ganesan]

when i raise beds to grow beets/radishes/turnips, i find the soild dries and when i water the same the beds disintergrate, what do i do

Hi greenfingers,

You can have stones/wood planks placed around the entire raised bed so that the soil does not disintegrate. Also, watering should be done in a sprinkler/drip rather than in any other manner.

Regards
Padmanabhan Ganesan
Agriculture for Everybody