Thin root crops such as beets, carrots, turnips and radishes by removing the smallest plants to give the remaining plants room to mature. Radishes and carrots should be about 3 inches apart and ...

Q. I would like to know when turnips should be thinned. What can I do to help the buckeyes stay on the bush until they are ripe? A. Thin turnips when seedlings are about 6 inches tall and/or have ...

Ah, the first weeks of summer! This is the time of year to thin out those vegetable crops that you started directly from seeds right in the garden. Unless you were exceedingly careful and deliberate, ...