beetroot germination

[suee]

Hello all, what's the average time for seed germination of beetroot? Google tells me they like salty soil (seaside) which mine is not (it's very alkaline), but I seem to remember giving up on a row last year and just after I'd prepared for another sowing, they started to appear. Same very slow start this year - 3 or 4 weeks and about 2 seedlings showing.
Cheers, Sue.

[rustylady]

Last year I sowed mine in cell trays in the cold greenhouse, and planted them out onto the lottie when big enough. I had an excellent crop, and most of my stuff is now started in trays or pots as they just disappear, or get eaten by pests if I sow direct onto the plot.

[Alice]

Don't know what the average time is SueE, but mine took 9 days outdoors.

[amandaandherveg]

I popped some Boltardy and Golden Detroit seeds into trays last Sunday and placed them onto a windowsill. They made an appearance this moring (yippee!) so 6 days for me.

[BarleySugar]

I planted mine in the ground last weekend. The radish used to mark the rows are showing, but no beetroot yet.

[suee]

Thanks everyone - I guess it's start again time in seed trays!

[Mike and Louise]

Just looked up on our site...we sowed our Boltardy in the ground on April 10 and they started to germinate on April 18, so 8 days for ours.

[Cutecumber]

10 days is probably a reasonable average. 6 or 7 is preferable, however, and shows that conditions are more suitable. Remember that the majority of beetroot varieties will bolt if it's too chilly.

Like Amanda above, I sowed last weekend and my Boltardy came through yesterday - we have had some good temperatures this week.