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  • Red/Purple Beetroot seedlings, why ?

    I have a 4 meter row of beetroot and they were doing fine . . . but I noticed a few at the end of the row got eaten or didn't germinate or I missed sowing them . . . I had a gap. So I re-sowed 3 seeds to fill the gap.

    They germinated fine but today I noticed they had gone red/purple. Any ideas why ?

    They were sown on 14th May and were showing by the 19th . . .


    The others in the row . . .




    The red/purple seedlings



    My allotment in pictures

  • #2
    Just Googling before bad and found this . . .

    The leaves of waterlogged beetroot can turn red and photosynthesis can be affected, resulting in plants that stop growing for a period of time.
    from here: Stephen Nottingham: Beetroot - Chapter 4

    Maybe it's all the rain we have had recently.
    My allotment in pictures

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    • #3
      A bit of dry weather and my little Beetroot seedlings are looking much happier . . .



      My allotment in pictures

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      • #4
        Latest update, "end of row" plants are looking quite healthy now . . . for example:

        My allotment in pictures

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