Growing Beetroot, also Beets

Beta vulgaris : Amaranthaceae / the amaranth family

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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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16 Nov 14, wayne (Australia - temperate climate): You can pick the leaves when they a reasonable size eg more than 10cm is good or bigger if you like it's personal choice. You wont damage the plant by picking them. great in salad or stirfry
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30 Sep 14, NANCY (New Zealand - temperate climate): what is eating my beetroot bulb? Would this be slugs and snails Nearly all of my tennis ball size beetroot has disappeared !
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26 Sep 14, jo (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, Can I just clarify Sandys post. Acid soil is below 6pH - add lime, alkaline soil is above 8 - add sulphur. I never have ANY LUCK with beetroot - they are the bane of my life......:>>>
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29 Oct 14, Genevieve (Australia - temperate climate): Tried growing beetroot for the 1st this year and a Sydneysider. Blood & Bone, pelletised all round manure and turned the soil over. Watered well, put seedlings in and then settled them in with seasol. Two weeks later, watered them in with 2 teaspoons of Boron. Apparently boron sets the beet. Pulled them up two weeks ago and they were the almost the size of a tennis ball. Water regularly. I just ensure that my soil is friable, as too stingy to buy the pH set and also do crop rotation.
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25 Aug 14, Greg (Australia - cool/mountain climate): What feed is preferred for beetroot, onions and potatoes?
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20 Jul 14, Happiness (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): can beetroot be planted in a banana plantation or near it or with maize,cassava,beans,pineapples
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04 Jul 14, Tracey cartman (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Why should i avoid growing beets with Asparagus, Carrots, Sweetcorn, Spinach
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25 Aug 14, Carmel (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Asparagus, Carrots, Sweetcorn, and Spinach will fight with beetroot's for room underground, certain nutrients, and water. Above-ground vegetables have different water and nutrient requirements, so generally you plant above-ground and below-ground together, but not with each other.
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01 Nov 14, Toni (Australia - temperate climate): Thanks. I was wondering the same thing. That's very helpful to a new gardener like me
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13 May 14, paul (Australia - temperate climate): you can also eat like spineag
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