Growing Beetroot, also Beets

Beta vulgaris : Amaranthaceae / the amaranth family

Jan F M A M J J A S O N Dec
P P P P         P P P P

(Best months for growing Beetroot in New Zealand - cool/mountain regions)

  • P = Sow seed
  • Easy to grow. Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 45°F and 77°F. (Show °C/cm)
  • Space plants: 8 - 12 inches apart
  • Harvest in 7-10 weeks.
  • Compatible with (can grow beside): Onions, Silverbeet (Swiss Chard), Lettuce, Cabbage, Dwarf Beans, Dill, Peas. Strawberries
  • Avoid growing close to: Asparagus, Carrots, Sweetcorn, Spinach

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13 Dec 13, Mick (Australia - temperate climate)
that sounds like a mixed heirloom. I have a white/red striped beet and its called (Chioggia)
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28 Nov 13, phillip (Australia - temperate climate)
Different genetics. Chioggia has pin strips pink and white. Where did you get the seeds from. Either it is mixed varieties or cross pollinated, that is more than one variety was flowering at the same time. Either way its genetics.
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24 Oct 13, Olebogeng gaelejwe (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
How much yield can be eexpected per ha
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17 Mar 16, Bee-Pie (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
The recommendation is to sow 7-9kgs of seed per hectare. That's a lot of beetroot.
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21 Oct 13, Ray aletsholo (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
where can i find beetroot planters in the northwest province and how much would it cost
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10 Oct 13, M George (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Planted beetroot and the leaves grew large and looked good but the beetroot were exposed above the ground and were pale and underdeveloped. Please explain why.
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13 Jan 14, Dirk Visser (Australia - arid climate)
Good day, i read here your problem with the growing of your beetroot... It's normal that beetroot is growing above the ground but every day you must give water. Let the ground never come to drying.. Excuses for my bad English... i live in Holland.(the Netherlands)...
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25 Sep 13, robert (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
how to buy seeds in online im here in philippines please advise thanks with warm regards,
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06 Oct 13, Joe Wheeler (Australia - tropical climate)
www.diggersclub.com.au
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31 Aug 13, Carolyn Sydney- temperate (Australia - temperate climate)
I have had beetroot in the ground for 2 months or more not growing much I would like also to know what to use for an organic fertiliser, I have compost, worm castings and chicken manure.
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I can grow good beetroot ( sown on the appropriate moon into soil well replenished with good compost, mulching the young plants with seaweed, and foliar feeding seaweed and fish several times) but it always takes double the time stated on the packet for them to bulb up well. I'm experimenting with sowing times, does anyone have experience with sowing as late as mid March? I was thinking i could microfleece them over winter and maybe the'd get away again in spring and give me some early beetroot....

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