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Thu, Feb 27, 14 at 15:38
| I was wondering if the beet seed sends up a double stalk? In other words, will it appear that two seeds have germinated when in reality only one seed has? The reason for this question was this observation: In 80% of soil cells that contain beet seeds also have had double or triple stalks shoot up. I've only placed 2 seeds per cell... how can I get triple stalks? Thank you for your help. |
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| Beet 'seeds' are actually seed clusters so they will send up more than one stem per 'seed'. There is a monogerm variety, Moneta. |
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| As floral said, the beet "seed" that comes in a psck is actually the fruit, all dried out and hard, each containing several seeds. Same with thing with chard. |
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- Posted by LoneCowboy 8 (My Page) on Thu, Feb 27, 14 at 17:08
| OK! Therefore, since multiple plants are sprouting from the same cluster, would we still want to thin to 1 stalk per cell? |
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| If you are growing for the beetroot then yes, single plants. Othersie you don't get roots just tops. That's one reason why beets are normally direct seeded. That plus the fact that they don't transplant well when that root is disturbed. If you are growing them for the leaves, the tops only, then it makes no difference. Dave |
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