Karen C. of Santa Rosa asks: Whenever I sow beet seeds, they come up very close together. I’m sure that I’ve spaced them correctly, yet they’re still overcrowded. Why? Also, which varieties make the ...

Beet seedlings tend to come up as thick as weeds, no matter how far apart you think you've planted them. It's unavoidable, because beet fruits are clusters of single-seeded units. This means the items ...

A beet seed is capable of sprouting into as many as eight seedlings. This is bad news for gardeners who carefully space each seed within its row. Most table beet seeds, unless the variety is listed as ...

Thinning out seedlings to allow enough space for the remaining plants to grow is an important part of growing many crops. Lettuce is a good example, along with spinach, chard, carrots and beets.

When I sow seeds of beets and Swiss chard, no matter how careful I am in sowing, they are still way overcrowded, grow in clumps and are very small in size. I need some advice on how to thin these ...

Chances are all the vegetable and flower seeds are in and sprouting, but it`s no time to rest on your green thumb laurels. There is a follow-up chore that can spell the difference between success and ...

Question: I planted beets in early May. They seem really crowded. I tried to plant each seed a couple of inches apart, but there are clumps of them growing close together. Should I thin these? How do ...

Thin root crops such as beets, carrots, turnips and radishes by removing the smallest plants to give the remaining plants room to mature. Radishes and carrots should be about 3 inches apart and ...

Years ago I received a letter — yes, I wrote this column in pre-email days, too — from a reader who wanted me to know she had planted some very special beet seeds, as each developed three or four ...

Chances are all the vegetable and flower seeds are in and sprouting, but it’s no time to rest on your green thumb laurels. There is a follow-up chore that can spell the difference between success and ...

Beet seedlings tend to come up as thick as weeds, no matter how far apart you think you've planted them. It's unavoidable, because beet fruits are built like pineapples, as clusters of single-seeded ...