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After having dire effects on the seeds I put in the propargator, I had a think, I live in camborne cornwall and my house is fairly warm and my bedromm south facing, it 10.00 tonight and I am in shorts and T shirt and no heating on.

I planted beetroot in about 40 cells on sunday afternoon and discovered last night that they were dry as a stick watered abit last night and this morning and when I came home tonight I find about 30 had popped though and not just showing, none this morning.

I suppose I am trying to guess how warm my house is what temperature does beetroot germinate at and what speed.

thanks
marion

Hello Kittykat, not too sure about your question but , in relation to beetroot,
It can be slow to germinate - obviously not your problem
and it does NOT need high temperatures.
It will germinate and grow outdoors. No need to put it in a propagator. Are you in Cornwall? Just plant it outdoors about March and it will do it all by itself.

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My father tried propogating beetroot last year and the transplanted beets ended up huge. Not woody at all and very tasty too.

If your propagator is drying out too much, I would turn the heat off and even try to create a humid atmosphere with a container of water next to it.

Good luck

Darren

This germination table might be useful?

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SSx
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Why not treat yourself to an electronic 'weather gauge' kitty?

We've got one that tells you inside temp/outside temp/ barometric pressure/time & date/ and max./min. temp. It wasn't too expensive. But then I am a bit of a gadget geek!

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To not have a care."

Useful table that Supersprout, thanks for posting the link!

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My daughters reckon I'm turning into an "anorak", but I've really got the thermometer habit. You can buy maximum/minimum thermometers for around £6 - I have 2 (1 inside and 1 outside) and I actually keep a record of the daily temps. Most seed packets give a recommended germination temperature, and even without a thermometer I find that a kitchen windowsill does the job for most seeds. I only use my little heated propagator for things like tomatoes and chillies (and courgettes)