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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
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Permaculture uses

Permaculture uses
Usage 1 Usage 2 Usage 3
Vegetable

Growing condition comments

Growing Condition Comment
Drought Tolerant
Humidity tolerant
Planting area Garden bed
Sunlight Full sun

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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.

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