You may have better luck if you soak them first. See:
http://www.rain.org/~sals/soak.html

M. Reed

Herbert Snowden wrote:

My Red Beet seed if sown in the garden just wont grow so I start it
off in the greenhouse in blocks then put out in the garden as plants
but even then they dont grow very much i space them out so they can
swell up but they dont want to do anything can anyone help please.