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22 Feb 21, Charles Bracun (Australia - temperate climate)

what species are quickest to mature?

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23 Feb 21, Anonymous (Australia - temperate climate)

Grow the variety you like, does a week or two make any difference ?

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14 Feb 21, Herman mhagama (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

In Tanzania also grow well but market is problem where can we get market in South Africa or else in the world

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09 Nov 20, Norma Street (USA - Zone 7a climate)

Can I plant beets now Maryland has mild winters

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09 Nov 20, (USA - Zone 7a climate)

You could try, if they fail then stick to the planting guide here.

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20 Sep 20, Gordon Slocombe (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi I have grown some really good size beetroot over the years but sometimes they grow like carrots why is this

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27 Sep 20, Anonymous (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I take a lot of care planting and fertilising beetroot and end up with beetroot from 25-125mm dia. I hill the soil up around them when they are about 150mm high. A possible answer is the soil sinks around the plant leaving a long narrow beet from the leaves to the part in the soil. I generally fertilise with a watering can to have a more even distribution of fertiliser.

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21 Jul 20, Andrew (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Subtropical QLD - I germinated beetroot seeds in June and planted out in July. One seedling has flowers on it already. We have had cold weather and I also thought beetroot were biennial. Is this normal for flowers to get on plants so quickly?

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22 Jul 20, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

It is a biennial but is treated as an annual. I have grown beetroot for 40 years and have never had any flower. I'm sub- tropical and have beetroot about 10 weeks old in the garden now. I pickle mine. I would say it is just some weird seed. A plant will go to seed early when the soil nutrient is running out and lack of water. I currently have ice berg lettuce and red cabbage where 7 plants each look fine with a nice head and one other plant is a big leafy plant with no head, 2-3 times the size of the others.

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24 Jul 20, Andrew (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I found out why my beetroot got flowers: because they aren't beetroot, they are Hon Tsai Tai. Whoops!

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