Sea beet grow and care – 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.
Leaves can be 20-40 cm, the color green sometime with purple dots.
Flowers color very small flowers grow on inflorescence color green/ yellow.
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 indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
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
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
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
Beta Vulgaris Subsp. Maritima
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants
Plant life-form: Evergreen, Leaf plant, Perennial plant
Plant Uses: Edible plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water, Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 2, Hardiness zone 3, Hardiness zone 4, Hardiness zone 5, Hardiness zone 6, Hardiness zone 7, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts:
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Summer flowers
Flower colors: Yellow flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest, Winter harvest
Edible Parts: Edible leaves
Culinary uses: Cooked, Leafy vegetables, Stuffed or Wrapped