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Growing Beetroots

Beetroots give salads colour, texture and bite; they can be preserved in vinegar and used as an accompaniment to dishes such as Hotpot or Hash, or cooked in main course meals.
There are two types, the round, which are sown a little earlier, and the longer varieties, which are known as the main beet crop.

Soil Preparation

Beetroots do best in light, sandy loam but will do well in other types of soil if they are first prepared to make them lighter. In clay soil dig the plot over the previous autumn adding plenty of manure at a rate of a bucketful to the yard. Let it stand rough so that the winter frosts and winds can break down the soil making it much easier to rake over the following season. In soils that are lighter add plenty of compost in autumn; root crops should not be fertilized the same season as they are planted. Just before sowing, add bone meal or fish manure with 6 per cent potash content at 4 oz. (120g) to the sq. yd. and rake in lightly.

Sowing

For the round or globe types, sow the seeds in rows 1 ft. (30cm) apart by 1 in. (25mm) deep; the longer varieties need a little more space, about 1