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TZ-OH6 June 20, 2009 08:12 PM

can you transplant beets and chard?
 
My beets sprouted but then over time dissappeared. The soil is pretty course and the slugs probably got them before they could get true leaves. Only two are left out of a 15 foot row. Can I plant them in potting mix in cell flats and then transplant? Or do they need to be direct seeded for taproot development? I think I still have time to get a crop in, but direct seeding again isn't going to work

nctomatoman June 20, 2009 08:17 PM

Chard absolutely - I always start it early then divide it, and it grows like a weed. I was told with beets you can't, but moved some of my thinnings to another area, watered them well and they are doing great - so I discovered you can transplant beets. (or at least I did successfully!)

TZ-OH6 June 20, 2009 09:35 PM

Great, I'm of to do some plantin'

phicks48 June 21, 2009 01:00 PM

ive done beets lots of times to paul

jhp June 22, 2009 09:40 AM

Beets are the only root crop that I know of, that you CAN start indoors and transplant. That's how I've been doing it last year and this year. My transplanted beets always do better than my direct seeded beets. I plant one seed per cell and then thin to the one strongest seedling per cell. Then transplant the entire cell, without disturbing the starter mix, into it's planting hole. Works for me.

Medbury Gardens June 23, 2009 01:07 AM

Beets are not a root crop but have a swollen stem above ground.
Chard and beets being very closely related, in my experience both easy to transplant

shelleybean June 23, 2009 12:34 PM

Thanks for this info, all! I always have trouble direct seeding beets. I will try this for my fall crop!

Tomstrees June 23, 2009 02:36 PM

for beets I direct sow and then thin them out -

~ Tom

shelleybean June 23, 2009 02:50 PM

Tom, that's how I've always tried to grow beets in the past, too, but like someone said above, they germinate and then that's it, they don't grow very well and then they're just gone. Weird. I may as well try to start them indoors. Seed is cheap.

shelleybean July 21, 2009 10:52 PM

Okay, it's almost time to do this. How many weeks before planting out do we start the beet seeds indoors? I'm starting one flat for myself and one for a friend. Thank you, beet growers. :)

TZ-OH6 July 22, 2009 06:43 AM

I forget if it has info for beets, but this site might be useful

[URL]http://www.veggieharvest.com/vegetable-planning/zone-5.html[/URL]

You will have to change the zone though.

shelleybean July 22, 2009 10:18 AM

That does help. Thanks. The time is NOW!


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