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Beetroot
Type:
Vegetable
Difficulty:
Easy
Planting Timelines
- - Beetroot seeds can be sowed directly outdoors into soil beds from mid-Spring
- Water soil before sowing to avoid disturbing the seeds once planted
- Create drills/trenches in your soil so the seeds are approx half and inch deep
- Sow seeds approx. 4 inches apart
- Space rows approx. 12 inches apart
- Cover the seeds and gently pat down to firm the soil
- Seeds take approx. 2 weeks to germinate before seedlings appear through the soil
- After about 8 weeks, the plants should be approx. 8 inches tall, with the beginnings of the beetroots appearing on the surface of the soil
- Water regularly to keep the soil moist
- Both the root vegetable and the leaves can be harvesting for eating
How to Grow Beetroot
Sow Seeds Indoors
March
Sow Seeds Outdoors
April, May, June
Time to Harvest
Approx 13 - 15 weeks
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