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02 Oct 19, (USA - Zone 9b climate)

Very Impressed. Best site I have ever come across/ Thank you,

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25 Sep 19, christine trujillo (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

i bought beetroot from Bunnings. i planted the seedlings 10 weeks ago and now i am ready to pick them, BUT the beetroot are a pale watery colour so i cooked one to see what would happen. It was tastelss and not a red colour at all. i had plenty of compost and good rich soil. great huge leaves, This is sometyhing i have never seen before and i have grown beetroot many times before, and they were lovely, red and tasty

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26 Sep 19, Anon (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I had a problem a few years ago. Pale pink colour after I cooked them. I now grow from seeds Detroit & Bulls blood. Don't have too rich a soil, will produce a lot of leaves as you say. They may have been a mix up of beetroot variety. I bought celery seedlings from Bunnings for 5 years, when grown they were Italian parsley I think.

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10 Oct 19, anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I have a great crop of beetroot growing. About 150 plants in different gardens. I planted bulls blood. I just picked 20 great looking 75-100mm size beets. Cooked them for 1.5 hrs and whamo they are this pinkie colour. Same as I described above. I don't know if it is the variety or whether I over cooked them. Will cook for less time next time. Or I won't grow that variety again.

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25 Nov 19, Another gardener (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I am going back to the Detroit variety.

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23 May 19, Reg Offord (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I am having problems getting Beetroot seeds to germinate

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04 Jun 20, John (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Me too. I tried on wet paper got 5 from 30. Planted directly into a raised bed got 5 again from heaps. I have soaked some for 24 hours took the floaters out and planted the rest into potting mix. Waiting to see what happens.

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23 May 19, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Have a look at the information on this page www.gardenate.com/plant/Beetroot?zone=3

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09 Feb 19, Robyn Williams (Australia - temperate climate)

Do beetroot need to be planted direct in the ground where they are to grow or can you transplant easily from seed trays? Thanks.

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10 Feb 19, mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

A seed can produce several seedlings. I plant in a tray and then transplant when 50mm high. Best to cover with some shade cloth for a few days to protect from the sun.

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