All the beets and turnips died

I put in 2 plots about 10 to 12 foot squared one each of red beets and red turnips. the seeds sprouted and grew fantastic for about 2 weeks. then all of the plants suddenly died. All the spinach I planted did the same exact thing. it was not drought or lack of water. in the same garden area with the same soil, decades old composted sawdust from the sawmill that was on the property for decades until about 1995. in the same garden area squash, corn beans, all that didn't get eaten by wild turkeys after they sprouted, tomatoes, peppers. potatoes, are all doing great.

I would suggest this was something fungal since these plants are all in the same family.

I don't know of a solution.

Did you have a sudden period of hot weather hit? Those plants tend to be cool season plants but I know the weather has been pretty wacky.

it was very wet for about a week 3-4" of rain. but the garden is on a slope, very well drained. ive never checked the ph. but I would think if ph was way off the plants would not have thrived for 2 weeks.
all the weeds are doing fantastic

bruce Fine wrote:I put in 2 plots about 10 to 12 foot squared one each of red beets and red turnips. the seeds sprouted and grew fantastic for about 2 weeks. then all of the plants suddenly died.

very mysterious.... Did they just wilt and keel over, disappear suddenly, any symptoms before they died? at two weeks they would have been pretty small still, I wonder like Anne whether it was a fungal disease. Seedlings can get stem rot fairly easily, it it was hot and wet that could be a possibility.
What seeds did you use? Same variety as you usually do? Do you landrace or save your own seed at all?