Beetroot grow and care – taproot leaf plant of the genus Beta also known as Garden beet, Beetroot annual but for seeds biennial plant, can grow in mediterranean, subtropics or temperate climate and growing in hardiness zone 2-10.
Taproot shaped cone or round, taproot colors: burgundy, pink, yellow, orange, white or red, some species are separate with circles in different colors, one purple or yellow and the other white, repeat the circles several times.
Leaves can be 5-30 cm, the color: purple, green or mixed, depend on the species.
Flowers color very small flowers grow on inflorescence color green/ yellow
Well drain soil, airy soil, clean from stone or hard object, slightly acid, free weed area
What is the best way to start growing?
Seedling / Seed
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction? No
Difficulties or problems when growing: Sometime the yield is too small
Planting season: Autumn – frost free area / Spring – temperate climate
Pests and diseases: Slugs, Aphids, prodenia
Pruning season: All season
How to prune:
Dead or infected leaves
Size of the plant? The root 4-9 cm (2-4 inches), the leaves 4-30 cm (2-12 inches)
Growth speed in optimal condition: Medium growing
Water requirement: Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing: Full Sun
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant? No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers: Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season: Summer
General information about the flower Very small flowers grow on inflorescence color green/ yellow
Thinning the bloom: Better to pick up the root before it’s start to bloom
Pollination is done by: Mostly wind, bees
Grow from seeds
Sowing requirement: Small black seeds, usually bound in a sort of square brown and woody that containing several seeds, this structure designed to fly in the wind, so you should pay attention after flowering
Saving seeds until sowing: Dry dark place
Sowing season: Autumn – frost free area / Spring – temperate climate
Planting spacing: 10-20 cm
Depth of Sowing: 1-2 cm
Conditions for seeds germinate: Moist
Watering requires for Seeds: Small amount of water / Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Germination time: 3-20 days
Condition of seedling: moist, airy soil, clean from stone
Do the seeds require burying? No
Subspecies
Red beet – the taproot is in the color red
Detroit Dark – burgundy-red beet the taproot shaped round
Ruby queen – burgundy-red beet the taproot shaped round
Cylindra beet – burgundy-red beet the taproot shaped cone
Candy can beet – separate with circle one purple and the other white, 4+ circles
Beet Chioggia – separate with circle one burgundy and the other white, 8+ circles
Beet Bulls Blood – small burgundy-red beet the taproot shaped round
Early Wonderful – small burgundy beet the taproot shaped round
Yellow beet – the taproot is in the color yellow
Burpee’s Golden Beets – red /orange shell, the inner is yellow
Beet Golden Detroit – yellow orange beet the taproot shaped round
White Albino Beet – small white beet the taproot shaped round
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season: In warm area all year less in the summer, in cold area Spring / Summer / Autumn
How to harvest the leaves? Trim the leaves in the base of the leave next to the root, for salad young leaves for cooked mature leaves
Information about leaves: Depend on the species 5-30 cm, the color: purple, green or mixed
Uses of Name leaves: Cooked, stir fry, salad
Edible Roots
Information about Beetroot’s taproot: Taproot shaped cone or round, taproot colors: burgundy, pink, yellow, white, red
When to pull up Beetroot’s taproot:
About 90 days to harvest, when sow in the autumn it’s in the winter, when sow in the spring it’s in the summer
