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 + ====== 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 |
 +| | | X         | X         | X         | X         | | | | | | | 
 + ===== 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 }}
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