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Growing Beetroot Beetroot Beetroot is most often eaten cold where it adds a tasty splash of deep red to summer salads. The variety on the left is 'Wodan'. QUICK GUIDE Beetroot Folklore  Click here. Latin Name Beta vulgaris Type Edible bulb vegetable Site and Soil Tolerant of most soils. Sun or partial sun. Plant to Harvest Time 10 weeks for common round types. 18 weeks for long types. Yield 12 round types per metre (yd). 6 long types per metre (yd). Beetroot can also be eaten as a hot vegetable, it's also great for chutney. With a high sugar content it's an ideal ingredient for home-made wine. Finally, it stores very well, making it available for a massive six months of the year. 'Beet' that for versatility! Varieties of Beetroot If you are not yet a connoisseur of beetroot, go for 'Bolthardy'. This variety is resistant to bolting and can be sown as early as the weather permits. It keeps extremely well, lasting into early Spring - the flavour is excellent, fresh and sweet. The table below lists some other varieties recommended by GardenAction (click on the variety names below for a picture). Variety Type Colour Comments Bolthardy Round / globe Deep red The best - see comments above. Burpee's  Golden Round / globe Orange / Gold A good tasting Victorian type of beetroot. The leaves are tasty when boiled. Pablo Round / globe  Red Very uniform shape, smooth skin, good-looker Red Ace Round / globe Deep red Maincrop, very strong grower. Wodan Round  / globe Red Good all-rounder. NEXT BEETROOT PAGE

Name: P Hayes
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Date posted: August 09, 2010 - 12:32 pm
Message: i GROW BEETROOT EVERYYEAR BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME I HAVE NOTICED ON SOME OF THEM ROUND WHITE EGGS AT THE BASE OF THE LEAVES AND A SMALL WORMY TYPE THING, aLSO SOME OF THE LARGERB ONES HAVE BEEN EATEN, LARGE HOLES IN THEM, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THIS IS. tHANKS

Name: mary
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Date posted: August 05, 2010 - 11:36 am
Message: l am growing beetroot for the first time in pots,had no problems germinating and they have big lush leaves,which l have been picking and using for salads but the beetroots themselves don't seem to be and growing very large.help

Name: Roy Doran
E-mail: baggieboyroy@talktalk.net
Date posted: August 05, 2010 - 07:21 am
Message: Used raised veg bed for the first year filled it with a mixture of good quality top soil, compost and soil inprover purchased from local garden centre. Used soil ph tester reading is 6 slightly acid. I have been very disappoited with Beetroot growth very small also lettuces seem to be slow to develop and are dieing off? What am I doing wrong? Can anyone please help me? I used new good quality seeds.