'Boro' is a robust and reliable beetroot variety and an award winning favourite that will produce a plentiful harvest of delicious, deep red, smooth skinned rounded roots. Resistant to bolt and disease, this is a first class beetroot! This sweet and delicious variety is perfect for cooking - whether roasting or pickling, or for soups and salads. Not only tasty, it's good for you too, being an excellent source of folate, with good levels of potassium and vitamin C. Young roots can be harvested as wonderfully tasty baby beets when they're about 7.5cm across, or leave them to mature into standard beets. These lager roots can be stored over winter in dry sand in a cool position. The green leaves and stems also make good, nutritious eating when harvested young at about 5 to 8cm tall. Rich in iron and vitamins, they have a similar flavour to leafy veg such as spinach, kale or Swiss chard - delicious when steamed, sautéed or added to soups or stews, or raw in a salad. Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant 'Boro' with confidence, and look forward to a wonderful harvest. Supplied as 12 plug plants, ready to grow on or plant out when the risk of frost has passed for harvesting from June to October.
A popular and reliable variety of beetroot, 'Boltardy' is an award-winning, proven gardener's favourite that produces plentiful crops of deep red, globe-shaped roots with a superbly sweet flavour. With fabulously sweet and tender roots, this delicious variety is perfect for cooking - whether roasting or pickling, or for soups and salads. Not only tasty, it is good for you, too, being an excellent source of folate, with good levels of potassium and vitamin C. The green leaves and stems also make good, nutritious eating when harvested young, at about 5-8cm tall. Rich in iron and vitamins, they have a similar flavour to leafy veg such as spinach, kale or Swish chard - delicious when steamed, sautéed or added to soups or stews, or even raw in a salad. Holding the RHS Award of Garden Merit, 'Boltardy' is guaranteed to give high-yielding, high-quality crops that are bolt-resistant, so can be sown for early to late harvesting. The roots' smooth skin, vibrant colour and ring-free flesh also make it a top choice for showing - and popular for organic gardening. Sow outdoors from March to July where they are to crop. They will thrive in a sunny position in fertile, light soil that is moist but well-drained. For maximum yields, sow every 2 to 3 weeks from February to June to ensure a constant supply through the season. Lift young roots to use as 'baby beets', leaving every other in a row to mature to a larger size, if desired. The larger beets can then be stored in dry sand, soil or peat in a cool position to ensure supplies through the winter. Supplied as a packet of approx. 180 seeds ready to sow outdoors March to July, 30cm (12in) apart, directly in their growing position, for harvesting June to October.
Super-reliable and very tolerant of weather extremes, Beetroot Boltardy is a superb choice for early and main crop sowings. Produces heavy crops of delicious, deep purple roots which are perfect for harvesting when just larger than a golf ball. Sow every two weeks for a constant supply of sweet flavoured beetroots throughout the growing season.
A delicious globe variety of beet that can be harvested as ?baby beets?, which are tender and superb for salads. Roots are smooth with deep-red skin and flesh. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 15cm (6).
The best choice for early spring sowings. Reliably producing high quality, tasty, dark-red rounded roots, up to 10cm (4in) across, with crisp, sweet flesh. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 15cm (6).
Ideal for sowing in succession through the season, achieving a longer harvesting period. An excellent flavour from rich maroon-coloured roots, and easy-to-grow. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 15cm (6).
Early harvesting variety, roots are smooth and firm, with deep-red flesh. Ideal for storing and a tasty addition to many dishes throughout the year. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 15cm (6).
A visually stunning mixture of five beetroot varieties with superb contrasting outer skins, flesh, stems and leaves! Each variety has a deliciously sweet flavour and they can be enjoyed as mature roots or as tasty 'baby beets'.
Beetroot ?Detroit? has long been a popular choice for its reliable crops of attractive, flavoursome and nutritious roots. Beetroot provides a vibrant splash of colour to any dish, not to mention great flavour, texture and excellent health benefits.
Bolt resistant Beetroot ?Moneta? produces a wonderfully easy crop, yielding uniform, tasty roots with a marvellous rich colour. Whether you sow thinly or more liberally, this variety germinates one seedling per cluster which reduces the need for time-consuming thinning out, meaning you can simply let them grow and harvest when ready.
An improved golden beet offering better seedling emergence, vigour and root uniformity. Roots are deliciously sweet and young leaves can be eaten raw, steamed or stir fried.
A variety with good resistance to bolting, that produces smooth, round, globe beetroots. The red skinned roots have a superb dark flesh colour and increased sugar levels for a sweeter flavour.