A popular round beet for table and exhibition. Crisp, dark crimson roots of excellent texture.
Chppse a sunny site and sow thinly direct into finely raked, moist, warm soil at a depth of 13mm in rows about 30cm apart. Germination takes 10-14 days. Thin as necessary to leave 25-50mm between plants. Grows best in good soil which has not recently been manrued. Do not before April to avoid the risk of plants running to seed. Make successional sowings to that younger roots are always available. Sowing -> Cropping every 12 weeks.