[A Reyt Tayty]

Last week I set some beetroot off in modules as the patch I want to plant them in wasn't ready to sow direct.
They are now showing after just one week. Trouble is, they are showing too well. I know for certain that I only set one seed per module, but there are two stems coming from most modules. Is this the case with beetroot and I'm just showing my ignorance? Should I remove one at some stage? Also, how long should I leave in the modules before palnting out?

[Sparkyrog]

unless you buy mono germ seed beetroot seed are actually seed clusters 

[DD.]

Unless you buy a packet which is labelled "monogerm", what you perceive to be a seed is actually a cluster of them.

I don't thin beetroot. I harvest them while they are still small and find that they'll push each other aside as they grow.

[DD.]

My excuse for being slow is that I got interrupted while I was typing the post!

Good job we said the same thing.

[Sparkyrog]

 

[A Reyt Tayty]

So I'm going to harvest twice as much as I expected. Sometimes the unexpected isn't always unpleasant. 

[Beetroot queen]

Unless you buy a packet which is labelled "monogerm", what you perceive to be a seed is actually a cluster of them.

I don't thin beetroot. I harvest them while they are still small and find that they'll push each other aside as they grow.

Another one who doesnt thin here they fight for the right to grow in my beds. I dont know many people who want massive beetroot so its not a problem in that rsspect.

Seems to have been a good year fro beetroot as not only have they grown well but really fast.

[DD.]

So I'm going to harvest twice as much as I expected. Sometimes the unexpected isn't always unpleasant. 

Actually two is not a lot, you usually get half a dozen, or so.

[A Reyt Tayty]

Plenty to give away to all my mates mates then. (which won't be a lot).