Personally I do prefer the bigger ones as it’s less labour intensive come processing time. If you like baby beets, then don’t – it’s not like the baby beets are costing you anymore in seeds. If you like big beets to slice for your hamburgers, thin them. It’s all relative to what you really like. With the solo beets becoming humongous and the clusters staying at ‘baby beet’ size, but 3 occupying the same amount of space as opposed to one. The size difference is markedly different. The vast majority continued to grow in clusters of 2 to 3. However, nature had other plans like it usually does and some ended up living a solo life. Initially I had intended not to thin any of my beetroot seedlings. If you’re one to let nature take its course it makes sense not to thin. It’s near impossible to thin and move the seedlings without damaging them once they have germinated so it’s much better to sacrifice by snipping off the extras carefully with scissors. If you’ve ever taken time to look at beetroot seeds, you’ll notice that they look more like bubbly clusters, and that is because they are clusters of multiple seeds. I decided to test his theory in my own space. Thinned plants are usually a little more resilient from bug attacks – particularly aphids.Īfter watching a Youtube clip from fellow youtuber Mark from Self Sufficient Me and his beetroot harvest, I noticed that he doesn’t thin his beets and still it produces a bumper crop. I have found over the years that plants do better if they’re not competing with resources (sun, water, nutrients). I’ve always been one to thin my vegetable seedlings, beetroot included.
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