Growing Beetroot, also Beets

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30 May 11 Helen H (Australia - temperate climate)
Is the plant spacing info correct? I thought you could plant betroot much closer than that - 10cm - 15cm apart.
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27 Jun 11 daniel (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi Helen, There are a number of ways to plant beetroot. If you want to harvest them at golf-ball size then plant them at 10cm spacings. If you want to harvest them when they are large then they need around 40cm spacing. There is one other way to plant them (only to harvest at golf-ball size) which is by planting 4 seeds in one hole and spacing those holes 15cm apart. Make sure that you only have 4 seeds in each hole and thin them if you have more after germination. With 4 seeds they will nicely push each other out to make a perfect bunch of beetroot and give you a much large yield. This also works well with onions, leeks, spring onion, spinach and corn among others. Daniel
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31 May 11 Liz P (Australia - temperate climate)
I have had no problems growing them about 10 - 15cm apart.
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