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Beetroot, (Chioggia)

scmfellscmfell Posts: 4
in Fruit & veg
Planted 9 Beetroot, (Chioggia) seedlings on 29th May. All individual seeds were grown in  pots, under glass before planting out. All appear to be doing well, but curiously all are producing 2 "bulbs" side by side. Has anyone else experienced this?

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  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    Beetroot seeds are actually seed clusters.  In future, thin the seedlings.  I just use a pair of small scissors to snip off the weakest seedlings at the seed leaf stage (rather than pulling out and upsetting the seedling I want to keep).  
    Utah, USA.
  • scmfellscmfell Posts: 4
    You learn something new every day, thanks
  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    There are some  "monogerm" varieties available,  but they tend to be the golf ball size ones. 
    AB Still learning

  • war garden 572war garden 572 Posts: 664
    you can alway crack open the seed clusters
    and plant each separately or just thin weaker
    excess plants.

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