====== Beetroot ====== 
 ===== Botanical Information ===== 
^Botanical Information^^
^Order | Caryophyllales| 
^Family | Amaranthaceae| 
^Genus | Beta| 
^Common Name | Beetroot| 
^Species | B. vulgaris| 
 ===== Maturity days ===== 
  * 45
 ===== Planting Months ===== 
^Planting months^^^^^^^^^^^^
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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 ===== Permaculture uses ===== 
^Permaculture uses^^^
| Usage 1| Usage 2 | Usage 3 | 
| | Bee_food| Vegetable| 
 ===== Growing condition comments ===== 
^Growing Condition ^Comment^
|Drought Tolerant | | 
| Humidity tolerant | | 
| Planting area | Garden_bed| 
|Sunlight | Full_sun| 
 ===== Photos ===== 
^ Photos ^^^
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 ===== Short comments ===== 
Cultivated for swollen roots.
 ===== General comments ===== 
Space plants: 20 - 30 cm apart  Compatible with (can grow beside): Onions, Silverbeet (Swiss Chard), Lettuce, Cabbage, Dwarf Beans, Dill, Peas. Strawberries  Avoid growing close to: Asparagus, Carrots, Sweetcorn, Spinach  Soak seeds in water 24 hours before planting so that you can separate the seeds. Thinning is nearly always required as seedlings emerge from a seedball of several seeds. If you don't thin them, you will get a number of rather pathetic plants which don't grow to an edible size. Harvest in 55 - 70 days but will keep in ground for longer.  Keep well-watered as dry beetroot develop a woody and inedible core. Tip from the Italian Gardener ' Make sure the top of the beet's bulb is covered with soil; this keeps the entire bulb the same color and prevents 'corkiness' at the top of the bulb." For tasty and tender beetroot, start harvesting at golfball-size.  Culinary hints - cooking and eating Beetroot Apart from boiling whole for salads, beetroot roast well, cut in wedges. They also make a tasty salad grated raw with carrot and a little fresh orange juice.
 ===== Tags ===== 
{{tag>Caryophyllales Amaranthaceae Beta Beetroot Annual  Bee_food Vegetable Full_sun Garden_bed }}