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  • #1

    Beetroots?

    Hi all,
    Im being very impatient and want to start growing some. Would it be possible to grow some now if i put some fleece over them?
    They are boltardy ones.
    Thanks for any replies. xx
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    Beets can be sown in modules if you so wish.............not usually recommended but I know a lot of people who do it!
    My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
    to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

    Diversify & prosper


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    • #3
      I have started beetroot in modules in a greenhouse in the past with no problem if you start them early you may be able to harvest a week or so early, If you are planning to sow direct into the ground you could try it however I don't think you will get much benefit if any
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      • #4
        Last year I started some off loo rolls cos we were still clearing the bed. You can then put the whole thing in the ground without disturbing the roots.
        S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
        a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

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        • #5
          Beetroots?

          Ah, that reminds me. I should be collecting loo rolls by now. I think I have started late.
          There's pleasure sure in being mad that only madmen know - Anon

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          • #6
            I normally start collecting loo rolls (and get my neighbours saving theirs for me) but holly my Jack russell has got a fettish for them all of a sudden, she has to kill them then rip them into tiny bits.

            So I have given up and started making pots from newspaper, I have put my peas in these and plan to do my beetroots next.
            You have to loose sight of the shore sometimes to cross new oceans

            I would be a perfectionist, but I dont have the time

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            • #7
              Last season I grew a lot of beetroot (about 1000) - mainly Cylindra and Chioggia - I started a lot in cells and sowed some direct - the plants started in cells outperformed the direct sown ones in every department, so it's cell sowing for me again
              Rat

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              • #8
                Originally posted by ann-the-nan View Post
                ... I think I have started late.
                Do you have a local curry house?

                Originally posted by Liza View Post
                ... but holly my Jack russell has got a fettish for them all of a sudden, she has to kill them then rip them into tiny bits.
                Ready for the compost heap, better than a shreader
                aka
                Suzie

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by piskieinboots View Post

                  Ready for the compost heap, better than a shreader
                  Jack Russels are to fast to go in the compost heap, you would never get them throught the shredder either
                  Thought For The Day
                  If a plum tomato breaks the law when it’s young
                  Would it’s criminal past ketchup with it later?

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                  • #10
                    im planning on doing mne on saturday in the greenhouse as they can be done in the unheated greenhouse but may need fleece at night

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by ann-the-nan View Post
                      Ah, that reminds me. I should be collecting loo rolls by now. I think I have started late.
                      I have loads in bags in the shed - ever since I told my friends I collect them I have been inundated. Shame you're so far away from me or you could have them.

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                      • #12
                        I've had more success with beetroot sown in modules and then transplanted before they get too big than I ever had sowing direct.

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                        • #13
                          I've never tried beetroot in modules - think I'll give it a go.
                          Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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                          • #14
                            same here and mine were rubbish last year so definately up for trying something new. just ordinary wee modules - any particular size required does anyone know?

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                            • #15
                              i did mine in modules last year and its the first year i got the beetroot to grow. I will be doing the same on sat

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