Easy to grow and requiring less thinning. Perfect for 'baby' beets, with great colour and flavour. Excellent source of folate and a good source of potassium.
Beetroot For the earliest crops sow bolt-resistant varieties under cloches from mid-March, otherwise from April.
Sow & Grow:
Outdoors: Sow thinly, March-July, where they are to crop, 2.5cm (1") deep, directly into finely-prepared, well-cultivated, fertile soil, which has already been watered. Allow 30cm (1') between rows. Seedlings usually appear in 7-21 days.
Thin seedlings to 10cm (4") apart. Water well until plants are established.
Regular sowings, made every three weeks, should ensure a continuous supply of young beets.