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Beetroot Information
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris
Most commonly a deep red, round vegetable used for pickling. Can be eaten raw in salads.
Moon Planting Type: Root
Soil Type: Any Soil
Aspect: Any aspect
Light: Full Sun
Hardiness: Hardy
Moisture: Well-drained
pH: Neutral (6.6 - 7.3)
Height:
Spread:
Beetroot Growing Notes
Sowing
Sow in rows, 3cm deep and 30cm apart. Sow thinly.
Pruning & Thining
Thin as required.
Harvesting
Pick smaller beets as required, and leave space for larger beetroots to grow. Can be picked and stored in boxes, or pickled in vinegar.
Beetroot Varieties
- List 1
- List 2
High quality, cylindrical roots with yellow skin and tasty, crisp white flesh....more£1.10
A popular round Beet for table and exhibition. Crisp, dark crimson roots of excellent texture....more£1.30
A popular round Beet for table and exhibition. Crisp, dark crimson roots of excellent texture....more£3.95
Smooth-skinned roots of fine colour, ideal for exhibition. Resistant to bolting and recommended for early sowing. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Recommended by the National Institute of Agricultura...more£1.35
This monogerm variety produces one strong seedling per cluster thus alleviating thinning out the young plants. The uniform, round, smooth skinned roots are of excellent flavour and deep crimson intern...more£2.10
An excellent item for both table and exhibition use. The exceptionally uniform, round, smooth skinned roots have an attractive rich red internal coloration and stand for a long period without becoming...more£2.10
A superb variety to replace Forono, which has now been deleted. It produces delicious, high quality, dark crimson, cylindrical roots which have a long storage period. Late ripening, slow to bolt, and ...more£1.35
A smooth-skinned globe Beetroot best when at ping-pong ball size. Award of Garden Merit. (Often called Baby Vegetables, specially bred variety ideal for gardening in small spaces, be it in the garden ...more£1.55
Smooth-skinned roots of fine colour, ideal for exhibition. Resistant to bolting and recommended for early sowing....more£2.45
Smooth-skinned roots of fine colour, ideal for exhibition. Resistant to bolting and highly recommended! Healthy young plants, individually rooted in small plugs of compost, ready to plant out....more£5.95
Our most popular beetroot and no wonder! Boltardy can be sown early in the year right through to mid summer for successional crops and is slow to run to seed. It yields perfect globe shaped beets of s...more£1.29
Our most popular beetroot and no wonder! Boltardy can be sown early in the year right through to mid summer for successional crops and is slow to run to seed. It yields perfect globe shaped beet...more£1.79
Perfect beetroot every time. Kestrel is a high quality variety yielding smooth round beets whether grown in the usual way or at closer spacing for the sweetest baby beet. Sow them where you want them ...more£1.79
Perfect for slicing the long cylindrical beets have a good colour and are free from internal rings....more£1.49
A reliable all round performer.Detroit is a heavy cropper producing uniformly globe beets of good quality. Early to crop thin alternate roots to use as baby beet and allow the rest to grow on to matu...more£1.29
The most popular home grown vegetable just got even better! Reduce the need for fiddly thinning out with this monogerm variety which unlike other beetroot only produces one seedling per seed. Where so...more£1.79
