How to Grow Beetroot

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Below are general guidelines for growing beetroot including plant height to enable you to plan exactly where to place them when growing amongst other plants.

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Plant Height	Up to 30cm/12"
Time between sowing and harvesting	About 10-12 weeks
Where to Sow	Outdoors in open ground or in containers at least 22cm/9" wide
Sowing time	Outdoors late March to July - temperature +10C/50F.
How to Sow	2 seeds 2.5cm/1" deep - 10cm/4" between seeds - in rows 30cm/12" apart or in groups/blocks
After Germination	When the seedlings are 2.5cm/1" thin to 1 seedling per station. Throw away the thinnings as these do not transplant well.
Growing on - in Pots	Keep well watered and avoid dry spells to prevent the beets becoming woody or splitting
Growing on- in open ground	As above
Aftercare	As above
Harvesting	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).

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