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Originally Posted by Whwoz
GoDawgs, the times that I have done it, it has been with commercial punnets as I was running late to get them in the ground and they were available. Commercial seed here is sown in cells roughly 1/2 inch square, then punched out of the cell tray (512 per tray from memory) and potted up 8 cells per punnet, 8 or 10 punnets per retail tray. Not sure if you are aware but beet (silverbeet, beetroot etc) seeds aer actually compound seeds, that is four or five seeds "stuck" together in a cluster, so even if you sow one seed, multiples often come up. Careful teasing of the roots can result in separation of the plants, with each plant growing on quite happily.
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Thanks for that description, Whwoz. Yes, I was aware of the compound seeds but had never heard of separating them like that. You learn something new every day! Including what a punnet is, which I admit I had to look up.
I might have to play with that come fall as I've already tossed the little seed I had left.