Beta vulgaris 'Cheltenham Green Top'
beetroot 'Cheltenham Green Top'
An annual vegetable, grown for its edible root. Cheltenham Green Top produces an elongated, tapered taproot with excellent flavour and strong foliage growth easy for lifting. Young leaves can also be eaten.
Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metresTime to ultimate height
1 yearUltimate spread
0.5–1 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drainedpH
Acid, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Green | |||
| Autumn | Green | |||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H3Botanical details
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
Beta can be annual, biennial or perennial plants, often with rosettes of basal leaves and thick, fleshy roots. The genus includes a range of wild species, as well as cultivated food crops such as beetroot, chard and sugar beet
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in fertile, free-draining soil in full sun. Sow at fortnightly intervals from March to July for a successional harvest. See RHS Grow Your Own Beetroot Guide
Propagation
Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Pruning
No pruning required
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, flea beetles and mangold fly (beet leaf miner)
Diseases
May be susceptible to beetroot heart rot, black leg and leaf spot
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