The snowy white roots of Avalanche have a sweet mild taste and are ready to enjoy about 7 weeks from sowing.  These lovely round beets are the perfect size to simply grate into your salad or for slicing.  Roasting them will create an aromatic delight (with a flavour to match).  Price for 50 seeds 

SOW your beetroot seeds 10-20mm deep.  Use cloches to warm the soil for early sowings (that is during February to April or a little later in colder areas).

Barbietola Di Chioggia is a traditional Italian beetroot with a mild flavour and tender flesh. It is very unusual in that when sliced it has red-pink rings through the creamy white flesh making it a very tasty and attractive addition to your salads or as a hot vegetable. Price for 50 seeds

SOW your beetroot seeds 10-20mm deep.  Use cloches to warm the soil for early sowings (that is during February to April or a little later in colder areas).  Once your soil has started to warm (from April in milder areas) you can sow without protection.  Sow seed every 4-6 weeks for a continuous supply of beets

Boltardy has a superb deep red colour throughout (ringless). This is the most popular variety, particularly for early sowing, as the name implies it has good resistance to bolting. It can also be used for successional sowing right through to the end of August. Price for 50 seeds

SOW your beetroot seeds 10-20mm deep.  Use cloches to warm the soil for early sowings (that is during February to April or a little later in colder areas).  Once your soil has started to warm (from April in milder areas) you can sow without protection.  Sow seed every 4-6 weeks for a continuous supply of beets

Beautifully sweet at every stage from baby roots to mature.  Bona has lovely smooth skin which makes washing them a doddle.  Their deep rich red flesh can be cropped between June & October.  Price for 50 seeds. 

SOW your beetroot seeds 10-20mm deep.  Use cloches to warm the soil for early sowings (that is during February to April or a little later in colder areas).  Once your soil has started to warm (from April in milder areas) you can sow without protection.  Sow seed every 4-6 weeks for a continuous supply of beets

Boston delivers lovely richly coloured beets with a delicious flavour, amongst the best in our opinion.  British bred Boston is closely related to Boltardy making it ideal for early spring sowings, but Boston will keep performing right through with August sowings cropping late into the autumn.

Price for 50 seeds

Did you know that soaking your beetroot seeds in warm water for an hour or two prior to planting is a great way to speed up germination?

SOW: with protection in February & March and in the open from mid-March to July.  August sowings may need protection later. Pop in the seeds at about 1-2cm deep, Make small sowings 2-3 weeks apart for a continuous supply.

GROW: these seeds are a cluster and will require thinning, alternatively pull some for use when young (leaving the rest to grow on) or carefully transplant. Keep weed free and try not to let the soil dry out.  Ready for harvest about 12 weeks after sowing.

EAT: bolt resistant Boston will stand well without fear of them becoming woody.  Trim the leaves to about 2cm and cook whole, this will preserve the nutrients whilst you boil, steam or roast them.

Cylindra is the best known long type and is a very popular choice. The roots are a dark red colour, both to the skin and flesh. This variety grows well above ground for easy lifting. It is ideal for slicing for salad use and has a delicious sweet flavour. Matures after 9-14 weeks but can be eaten younger as a mini beet. Price for 50 seeds

SOW your beetroot seeds 10-20mm deep.  Use cloches to warm the soil for early sowings (that is during February to April or a little later in colder areas).  Once your soil has started to warm (from April in milder areas) you can sow without protection.  Sow seed every 4-6 weeks for a continuous supply of beets

Sweet and delicious beets, Golden Boldor is a consistent performer.  The globe roots have a lovely coppery-red skin and bright internal flesh.  A show-stopper on your plate. They are great in salads, as a hot veg or a pickle: they don’t bleed when cooked & they retain their colour. This beet variety is hard to beat!  Price for 50 seeds

SOW your beetroot seeds 10-20mm deep.  Use cloches to warm the soil for early sowings (that is during February to April or a little later in colder areas).  Once your soil has started to warm (from April in milder areas) you can sow without protection.  Sow seed every 4-6 weeks for a continuous supply of beets

This is a tasty heirloom producing sweet & vibrant red/purple roots.  Lutz can be grown to a large size and retain their flavour and texture.  The flavour can sweeten still further in storage; indeed, this variety is also known as ‘Winter Keeper’. For winter use sow from mid-July to September otherwise sow from springtime.  If all that wasn’t enough to tempt you then the greens also have a mouth-watering flavour, and you also have the option of close spacing to grow Lutz for baby greens for salad instead of roots.  Price for 50 seeds

Did you know Soaking your beetroot seed in warm water 30-60 minutes before sowing will speed up germination

For the best winter beetroot you can mulch exposed roots before the first frosts (and particularly in colder areas) and they will stand into the winter allowing you to harvest when you want some (fresh roasted beetroot perhaps)  If you don’t want to leave them out in the winter you can lift and store them in a cool frost free place cutting off the greens 5cm above the roots

As an AGM winner Pablo F1 simply oozes quality. Look forward to a high yield of tasty deep red beets with smooth skins. Lift some of them early to pop into salads: the remainder can be left to grow on to a larger size as they won’t turn woody, instead they retain their delightful flavour and texture. Price for 50 seeds

SOW your beetroot seeds 10-20mm deep.  Use cloches to warm the soil for early sowings (that is during February to April or a little later in colder areas).  Once your soil has started to warm (from April in milder areas) you can sow without protection.  Sow seed every 4-6 weeks for a continuous supply of beets

Sweet and tender at every stage, hardy throughout the UK and good in dry conitions: the smooth, deep red roots of Red Ace F1 deserve their AGM. The young red veined leaves make a lovely addition to salads while small beets (if you cannot wait for them to grow) can be cooked whole to serve as a hot veg. If you can resist eating this variety it is also good for showing! Price for 50 seeds.

SOW your beetroot seeds 10-20mm deep.  Use cloches to warm the soil for early sowings (that is during February to April or a little later in colder areas).  Once your soil has started to warm (from April in milder areas) you can sow without protection.  Sow seed every 4-6 weeks for a continuous supply of beets