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  • Can you grow beetroot in pots

    Over done it with the seeds planted 200 and it seems 200 as come through.
    can you grow them in say a trough.
    When you have a hammer in your hand everything around you starts looking like a nail.

  • #2
    I would think they would be ok in a trough but allow at least 6" depth.

    Excerpt from BBC Gardening:

    If you have a small garden, beetroot are easy to grow in pots.

    To grow in pots (ideal for round varieties, not long cylindrical ones), choose containers that are 20cm (8in) in diameter and at least 20cm (8in) deep.
    Fill loosely with multi-purpose compost leaving the compost just shy of the top.
    Tap the pot gently to settle, and firm with your finger tips aiming to leave a 4cm (1.5in) gap between the surface of the compost and the top of the pot.
    Sow seeds thinly across the surface and cover with 2cm (0.75in) of compost.
    Water and thin out seedlings when they're about 2cm (0.75in) tall, leaving 12cm (5in) gaps between them.
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    • #3
      Some of them are all shapes and sizes so maybe a home made portable pot is required cheers.
      When you have a hammer in your hand everything around you starts looking like a nail.

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      • #4
        Have fun with them. You can grow them for the leaves for salad or small little sweet one. If grown to full size maybe is a little problem.

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