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GoDawgs · March 24, 2018

I'm doing the Detroit Red, nice inexpensive seed from the local feed & seed. No sense in buying other varieties from seed catalogues until I get the hang of growing them. They were sown on March 6 and the first ones finally started popping up March 16. Now on to the "thriving" part.

Scott, I will try another few feet in late April even though previous efforts usually get heat-beat in May.

Mudcat, welcome to Georgia where the soil can vary from sand to clay even in one garden plot! That's the Fall Line for ya. I'm in the Augusta area. There's rain coming in tonight and that might just trigger your beets to pop up. Sometimes it's taken two weeks for mine to come up once I started soaking them for a day before planting. If yours fail to come up after two weeks, you might consider soaking the next round of seeds for a day or two before planting.

March 24, 2018	#4
GoDawgs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b Posts: 1,685	I'm doing the Detroit Red, nice inexpensive seed from the local feed & seed. No sense in buying other varieties from seed catalogues until I get the hang of growing them. They were sown on March 6 and the first ones finally started popping up March 16. Now on to the "thriving" part. Scott, I will try another few feet in late April even though previous efforts usually get heat-beat in May. Mudcat, welcome to Georgia where the soil can vary from sand to clay even in one garden plot! That's the Fall Line for ya. I'm in the Augusta area. There's rain coming in tonight and that might just trigger your beets to pop up. Sometimes it's taken two weeks for mine to come up once I started soaking them for a day before planting. If yours fail to come up after two weeks, you might consider soaking the next round of seeds for a day or two before planting.