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Annual Biennial

Beta vulgaris 'Boltardy'

beetroot 'Boltardy'

An annual vegetable, grown for its edible round, dark red taproots. Young leaves can also be eaten. Shows resistance to bolting

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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
1 year
Ultimate spread
0.1–0.5 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Clay
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green Purple
Summer Green Purple
Autumn Green Purple
Winter
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H3
Botanical details
Family
Amaranthaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Clump forming
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

Best grown in a fertile, free-draining soil in full sun. Sow at fortnightly intervals from March to July for a successional harvest. See Beetroot section in Vegetable cultivation for more advice

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, cutworm and beet leaf miner

Diseases

May be susceptible to downy mildew, beetroot heart rot , black leg and leaf spot and Boron deficiency

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