Introduction to growing beetroot
Growing beets for delicious dishes... cooked and diced, crisp lettuce, thinly sliced red onion, cubed feta cheese, toasted pine nuts, parsley, walnut oil, a swirl of liquid honey, a touch of white wine vinegar, plenty of pepper, and a pinch of salt. That's what I want to eat as a side dish at my first barbecues, or grated or roasted on the barbecue, or... In this article, you'll learn more about growing beets in your vegetable garden.
A delicious beetroot salad
Beets love colder weather . Therefore, it's best to grow beets in spring or fall. You can grow beets for their sweet root or for their earthy-tasting leaves. I grow them for their root; I grow Swiss chard for their leaves. Beets have the most color and flavor in cool soil.
You can sow beets outdoors in the vegetable garden from late March, but you can start them earlier under glass. In late summer, I also do an autumn crop, and in August I sow beets again to enjoy over the winter. Under a layer of straw, a plastic tunnel, fleece, or in a greenhouse, beets can withstand frost well .
Like other root vegetables (carrots, parsnips, onions, etc.), beets prefer a light soil. In light soil, beets form nicely round shapes. Also check your soil for stones or boulders. Ideal for soil preparation is to turn the soil with a spading fork and rake it finely.
Beetroot (also called beetroot) is usually red, but yellow, white, or striped varieties also exist. Some varieties also have bright red leaves. There are also many different shapes, from round to flattened to oblong. The latter are very handy for grating or cutting into chips.
Beetroot chips
