Grow your own BERTIE

Sowing your sugar beet seed

Please use our video demonstration or text instructions to successfully sow your sugar beet

Sowing video demonstration

Sowing instructions

  1. Fill a large pot (approximately 20cm diameter) or container with general purpose compost.

Filling a pot with compost
Filling a pot with compost

  1. Sugar beet seed pellets contain fungicides to protect against diseases while they are small and emerging. Wear gloves whilst handling them.
  1. Place two seeds per pot on the surface of the compost and using your gloved finger push the seeds approximately 1cm down into the compost.

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Placing seeds on the surface and pushing into the compost

  1. Cover the seeds with compost and gently press the compost down.

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Covering and pressing compost down on to the seeds

  1. Water well, but do not soak them.

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  • Place pots either outside, in a glasshouse or windowsill.

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    Pots outside, in a glasshouse and on a windowsill.