Beetroot is a biennial root vegetable grown for its fleshy root of an intense purple-red.
Beetroot is a biennial root vegetable grown for its fleshy root of an intense purple-red.
Botanical name: Beta vulgaris
Sowing: under cover (30–35 days before planting out) or direct after the last frost
Spacing: 15 cm between plants, 30 cm between rows
Germination: 7–10 days at 15–20 °C; 10–14 days when sown directly in the ground
Harvest: 90–120 days after planting out
Contents: 5 g
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