<p>When your plants are an inch or two high, carefully remove overcrowded plants for future growth spacing (the row on the right is starting to be thinned).&#160; Replant the removed plants in a newly established row (on the left) - see picture demonstrating to insert a pencil or straight object into the soil for the newly established row.&#160;&#160; Cover up the roots and part of the stock.&#160; Water soon after!&#160; The newly transplanted row will look limp for a few days until the roots adjust to their new environment.&#160; Water carefully until transplanted row is up and growing!</p> <p>This method can be used for other vegetables like radishes, rutabaga, carrots, etc.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img height="375" border="0" width="500" title="Planting Beets" alt="Planting Beets" src="/Portals/0/ArticleImages/Beet_Thinning.jpg" /></p> <p>&#160;Below is an updated photo taken about a week after the beet plants were thinned and transplanted.&#160; You can see that the original row is larger, but the transplanted row roots are getting established and the plants are starting to stand up.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img height="350" border="0" width="263" title="Growing Beets" alt="Growing Beets" src="/Portals/0/ArticleImages/Beet_thinning_revived.JPG" /></p>

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