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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: simmo116 on May 31, 2009, 16:27:56

Title: beetroot question?
Post by: simmo116 on May 31, 2009, 16:27:56
hi guys i planted some beetroot some weeks back(boltardy) and there doing well. but one plant is different from the rest,it has no red veins in the leaves or stems like the otheres. what do you think it is? could it be a stray seed in the packet. or is this normal?
Title: Re: beetroot question?
Post by: Tee Gee on May 31, 2009, 19:13:58
This is quite common!

I don't know why but it doesn't seem to affect the end result.

It might be a sign of 'throwback' from some previous breeding programme!
Title: Re: beetroot question?
Post by: saddad on May 31, 2009, 22:59:19
I had a beetroot/chard/leafbeet seed in a sealed packet of parsnips the other day!!  ???