sowing beetroot

[archerellie3425]

Can i Plant beetroot in my plastic greenhouse now? if so how should i go about it? i have Boltardy.
So many questions, i know!

[selfraising]

Hi, I'm not that experienced but I have sown mine in my plastic greenhouse in biodegradeable pots so I don't disturb the roots when planting. I have sown one seed per module. I think unless they are a special variety one seed will produce more than one seedling, so you may want to thin them out. I'm not thinning mine out but planting them as a batch, as I don't have much space and am hoping, as they grow, they will create their own space. I have also sown boltardy.

[Alice]

You could plant them in modules, one seed per module, and put them in your little greenhouse. They come up quite quickly.

[janeyo]

I have some in a largish pot in the greenhouse (unheated) they have true leaves showing already.

I also have weeny baby radishes in a pot which came up sooner than I thoght they would and look like they will be ready in a couple more weeks, I am quite excited about them too!

[butter fingers]

last year i planted boltardy beetroot from a kit i bought at woolies in their sale.the next day seedlings had appeared ,within 3 days they were all up. i had so many i didnt know what to do with them all, despite some ruthless thinning.grew well in my plastic green house till i planted them out.harvested them at golf ball size,didnt seem to get much bigger and since i dont like beetroot gave them to a workmate who thought they were delicious.

[Victoria26]

Eek - I planted mine straight out in the garden - Hope this wont just rot them.

Oh well 1st year with beetroot - never eaten it unless its been pickled before.

[BrideXIII]

i have boltardy in the plastic cold frame, they seem to be doing ok.

[Jillyreeves]

I sowed my Boltardy two seeds per toilet roll tube, in a seed tray on the 8th March in MPC, they are covered over with a plastic carrier bag and sat on my conservatory window sill. My plan, once (if) they germinate is to plant them out into 6" deep long plastic planters.

I love beetroot, not looking for huge size thought, want to crop small size for pickling whole.