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It worked! An early sowing of beetroot into cells was transplanted into the garden. Had our first taster of sweet baby beets last night. It saved wasted seeds and thining out as they were planted at 3 inches apart.
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I have been know to plant directly but I plant most of mine that way and get them past the small tender enticing slug demolishing stage before they go in the ground, and helps with spacing and no thinningComment
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I had always read (in English books) that beetroot cannot / does not like being transplanted. A Spanish book said differently, so I tried it - it worked. Am also trying it with swedes.Originally posted by Bigmallly View PostJust think happy thoughtsComment
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I do it that way too, has always worked for me.Northern England.Comment
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I've always done it, never had a problemComment
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worked for me tooComment
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Good to hear that got 40 to plant out soon. OH loves pickled beetroot and I love roasted beetroot. Enough to keep us both happy I hopeDogs have masters, cats have slaves, and horses are just wonderfulComment
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Been hoping for free p&p, missed out a few weeks ago - we were in Cyprus, where we saw some 'Fernleaf' lavender. Looks really nice. So I thought I'd look for some plugs/plants when we got back. Seems that you start them from seed, only a few places do them. T&M had them for 99p though, but with...Today, 10:17 AM -
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