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Plant Height
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Up
to 30cm/12" |
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Time between sowing
and harvesting
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About
10-12 weeks
|
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Where to Sow
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Outdoors
in open ground or in containers at least 22cm/9" wide |
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Sowing time
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Outdoors
late
March to July - temperature +10C/50F. |
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How to Sow
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2
seeds 2.5cm/1"
deep - 10cm/4" between seeds - in rows 30cm/12" apart or
in groups/blocks |
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After Germination
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When
the seedlings are 2.5cm/1" thin to 1 seedling per station. Throw away
the thinnings as these do not transplant well. |
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Growing on -
in Pots
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Keep
well watered and avoid dry spells to prevent the beets becoming woody or
splitting |
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Growing on-
in
open ground
|
As
above |
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Aftercare
|
As
above
|
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Harvesting
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Start
pulling the beetroots once they have reached the size of a golf ball,
pulling alternate plants to give space for the remaining roots to reach
maturity (about the size of a cricket ball). |
