Beetroot Golden 95mm

Beta vulgaris var crassa

An heirloom salad plant the Beetroot Golden has sweet foliage and a sweet golden yellow root. The root does not bleed and stain like most beets.

Well-drained soil. Young beets need plenty of water to encourage a tender, larger root. In hot, dry conditions the root may become stringy and tough. Fertilise with Seasol and Power Feed in spring, summer and autumn. Check development of the beetroot by gently probing the earth at the base of the plant to see how large the beetroot has grown.

Harvest 3-4 months after planting. Harvest when the root is the desirable size for the recipe you will be using. Young beets and young leaves are delicious. Beetroot can be harvested when golf-ball sized. Harvest each alternate beetroot so that those remaining can continue to grow into larger bulbs. You can take several leaves from a growing plant for a quick sauté without pulling the bulb. Just be sure to leave the central growing leaves intact and cut from the outside of the plant. When harvesting the leaves, use scissors so as not to dislodge the plant and cut them without too much stalk, as the stalk remains tough and mostly inedible.

Full sun to part shade

Height: 60cm
Width: 40cm