Sea beet growing leaf plant of the genus Beta also known as Wild spinach, Sea beet grow as perennial evergreen plant, can grow in mediterranean, subtropics, temperate climate and growing in hardiness zone 2-10.
Sea beet leaves
Leaves can be 20-40 cm, the color green sometime with purple dots.
Flowers color very small flowers grow on inflorescence color green/ yellow.
Sea beet for sale – Seeds or Plants to Buy
Requirements for Sea beet growing and care:
Well drain soil, airy soil, 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:
Sensitive to shade
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?
15-30 cm, 6-12 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing
Water requirement:
Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun, sensitive to shade
Is it possible to grow 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:
To get seeds recommend growing two plants.
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:
Average amount of water
Germination time:
3-20 days
Condition of seedling:
Moist, airy soil, clean from stone
Do the seeds require burying?
No
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 5-70 cm, the color: purple, red, green. Sometime the vain of the leaves can be in color: yellow, red, purple
Uses of Sea beet leaves:
Casserole , cooked, stir fry, salad
Scientific name:
Beta Vulgaris Subsp. Maritima