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Growing Beetroot (Beta vulgaris)

Easy to grow. Sow Direct in rows. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed.
Best planted at soil temperatures between 7°C and 25°C.

Tolerates light frost. 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.

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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.

Your comments and tips

08 Dec 07 Tim (Unknown climate)
If growing by seed, always plant in two's. beetroot dont always sprout up.
12 Jan 08 Liz (Australia - tropical climate)
Keep well watered in dry spells or else they get "woody" ie hard.
16 Jul 08 Stephen (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Beetroot are a form of chard/silverbeet and the leaves are just as tasty. Lightly steam or stir fry. The stalks (if not woody) are great chopped up and used in casseroles.

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