On the weekend I bought a small tray of Beetroot seedlings to go in the garden, I'm a big fan of Beetroot and whilst I know it will grow easily I like to start with seedlings and then also have some sown direct. I'm an inpatient gardener so like to see things coming up and growing straight away. As we go away for a lot of the summer it's hard to grow veggies, I don't like to ask the neighbour to water as they already look after our animals and established fruit trees. In my veggie garden I like to try to plant things that will be harvested by the time we go away.
Today I was looking after a friends child while she went to work so my little friend and I reported the Beetroot. It was a nice activity for her and it got another job done for me. I'll water them for the next month then plant out when the soil is warmer. There were a fe beetroot so that were extra to our pots so I think I will plant those out in the garden under cover and see how they go. Hopefully the cover will stop the kangaroos from eating them.
Good luck with your growing venture. Fresh beetroot is delicious.
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