Beetroot is usually sown very densely and pricked out later. This can be done in a cultivation pot or directly in the bed. Below you will find out how to separate your beetroot in the bed.
How do you separate beetroot in the bed?
To separate beetroot in the bed, you should carefully loosen the soil with a pointed stick about four to six weeks after sowing and grab and remove unwanted plants near the roots. Leave a strong plant about every seven centimeters to enable optimal growth.
Sowing beets in the bed
If you want to sow beetroot directly into the bed, you should wait until mid-May because the young seedlings are very sensitive to cold. Then proceed as follows:
- Draw planting grooves about 30cm apart in which you plant the beetroot seeds one to two centimeters deep.
- Sow a seed every one or two centimeters, as these will be pricked out later.
- Cover the seeds with soil and water them well.
- During the coming weeks, make sure that the soil around the germinating seeds is always slightly moist.
When should beetroot be isolated?
Beetroot germinates after about ten to fourteen days and then grows quite quickly. The best time to transplant is around four to six weeks after sowing, when the beetroot has reached a height of one to three centimeters.
How to separate beetroot: A guide
To separate all you need is a stick with a tapered tip. This can be a toothpick, a shish kebab stick or even a special pikire stick. To separate the beetroot, proceed as follows:
- Choose the plants that should be left standing. These should be strong, he althy seedlings. These will not be touched.
- Separate so that only one beetroot remains about every seven centimeters.
- Use the stick to loosen the soil around the plant you want to remove.
- Grab the plant as close to the roots as possible without touching parts of neighboring beets.
- Carefully pull out the seedling using light shaking movements.
- Press the loosened soil lightly around the remaining plants.
What to do with the pricked plants?
Now it would be a shame to simply throw away the pricked plants. This is completely unnecessary because you can use them entirely:
- You can replant the pricked plants in another location and grow them into large beets.
- You can use them for delicious dishes. Here you will find a few simple recipe ideas.
- The red seedlings are also ideal as decoration for savory dishes.
