Growing Beetroot, also Beets

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19 Feb 16 Graham (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I am getting a corky piece starting to grow out of the dirt do I also separate every one of them and if so do I pull them out of the ground and replant
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13 Sep 16 Sally su (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Hi Graham That corky piece might be the makings of a beetroot. Don't pull them all out, just thin out by taking the weaker looking plants to give the stronger plants more room. When you mention replanting, root crops like beetroot and carrot don't respond to transplanting very well, unless you can keep the soil around them intact so as not to disturb the roots at all. Sally Su
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