Spacing for Beetroot. Quite important for growing good beetroot.

A healthy Beetroot crop - just harvested and fresh for the table!

The correct spacing of beetroot seedling is important for good crops. They should never be crowded too closely - though they often are!

The exact spacing depends upon the variety of beetroot that you are growing. As a general rule, the early varieties which are sown under cloches in February - March, can be sown in rows about 7-8in apart. these varieties - Detroit etc - will grow very fast. Thin them out to 4in between plants.

The main crop varieties, which are normally sown in May or June, need to be in rows that are 12in apart, and can be thinned to just 1in between seedling plants.

Late Autumn Beet, and those grown for storage are normally sown in June or July, and the rows can be 8in apart and the seedling plants thinned to around 3 - 4 in apart.

Pickling beet can be sown in close rows - no closer than 3in apart, with just 3in between the seedling beet plants.