Beetroot ‘Boltardy’
Beta vulgaris · Vegetable · No. 29
- Sow under cover
- Mar
- Sow outdoors
- Mar–Jul
- Harvest
- Jun–Oct
- Germination
- 7–14 days
- Spacing
- 10 cm in the row, 30 cm between rows
- Days to harvest
- 60–90 from sowing
- Sun
- Full sun
- Seed saving
- Hard
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under cover | March | |||||||||||
| Outdoors | March | April | May | June | July | |||||||
| Harvest | June | July | August | September | October |
Notes
Bolt-resistant round red beet. Each corky seed holds 2–4 seedlings; thin to one.
Saving seed · Hard
Biennial or wind-pollinated. Seed comes in the second year or needs 20+ plants to stay true.
- Grow at least 20 plants of this variety.
- Biennials: store or overwinter roots, replant in March.
- Tell us before you start — we pool hard lots between members.