Beetroot Plant 'Boltardy'
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Beetroot Plant 'Boltardy'

Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris 'Boltardy'

RHS Award of Garden Merit

This Product will be available March / April 2012, but can be pre-ordered now.
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Supplied as compost blocks each containing approximately four plantlets .

What a useful and nutritious vegetable! Young leaves can be eaten as baby leaves. The small beets can be used as salad beetroot and then of course the mature beets can be used in salads or cooked as a vegetable.

Eat raw grated, boiled - with or without vinegar, or roasted as beetroot chips - Molly and Milly Shirley's favourite. And if that's not enough you can use the mature leaves just like Spinach or Chard.

As the name suggests, bolt resistant. The deep red flesh has a smooth skin.

Supplied as compost blocks each containing approximately four plantlets .

For a little more in depth information on Beetroot Plant 'Boltardy' you may find the following articles of great use...
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How To Grow Beetroot

Plant out April to July 4" apart in rows 12" apart.
Thin out to one plant per station or remove one at a time carefully when about the size of a table tennis ball leaving one to grow to full size.
Harvest approximately September - October.

Top Tips
Water regularly in hot dry weather to keep roots sweet and stop them going 'woody'.
Roots will store all Winter without loss of flavour if plunged in course sand or well composted bark.

For some inspiration as to what to do with your produce have a look at our Favourite Beetroot Recipes.