BEETROOT - Crosby's Egyptian
BEETROOT - Crosby's Egyptian
(100 seeds)
Smooth-skinned and uniform with richly coloured flesh, this heirloom beet has been around for centuries. It's believed that it's an old German variety renamed "Egyptian" Read More
Smooth-skinned and uniform with richly coloured flesh, this heirloom beet has been around for centuries. It's believed that it's an old German variety renamed "Egyptian" as a marketing ploy at a time when anything to do with Egypt was highly fashionable. As a very attractive-looking beet variety, it has been rediscovered by market gardeners all over the world, and it's a great variety to try in your garden. By the way, you can eat beet leaves too. The dark-green foliage can be prepared like spinach and is said to be extremely nutritious, so don't let any of your harvest go to waste.
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Product Details
Common Name: BEETROOT - Crosby's Egyptian
Seeds Per Packet: Approx 100
Days to Harvest: 50 days
Watering: Medium
Plant Spacing: 10cm
Row Spacing: 30cm
Companion Plants: Beans, Cabbage Family, Peas
Additional Features: Direct-Sow Seeds, Easy Care Plants, Edible, Heirloom
Scientific Name: Beta vulgaris
Germination Time: 7-14 days
Position/Sunlight: Full Sun
Plant Height: 30-45cm
Cool/Mountain Sow: Sep-Apr
Arid Sow: All Year
Temperate Sow: Sep-Apr
Sub-Tropical Sow: All Year
Tropical Sow: All Year
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Growing Information
How to Sow
Pre soak the seeds for 2 hours to moisten the hard seed coat. Beets can be started in trays and then transplanted but it is best to sow directly in rows approx 30cm apart. Plant the seeds in a rich soil about 15mm deep and about 10cm apart. Germination should take 1-2 weeks. Each beet seed pod holds about 8 beet seeds and these will need to be thinned out.
How to Harvest
Beet leaves can be harvested at any time. Beets can be harvested once they are about 4cm in diameter. Do not allow the beets to get larger than about 8cm in diameter as they will start to go woody. When harvesting, cut the stems to about 3cm above the beet to prevent the beet from bleeding.
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Reviews
3 reviews For BEETROOT - Crosby's Egyptian
How to Sow
Pre soak the seeds for 2 hours to moisten the hard seed coat. Beets can be started in trays and then transplanted but it is best to sow directly in rows approx 30cm apart. Plant the seeds in a rich soil about 15mm deep and about 10cm apart. Germination should take 1-2 weeks. Each beet seed pod holds about 8 beet seeds and these will need to be thinned out.
How to Harvest
Beet leaves can be harvested at any time. Beets can be harvested once they are about 4cm in diameter. Do not allow the beets to get larger than about 8cm in diameter as they will start to go woody. When harvesting, cut the stems to about 3cm above the beet to prevent the beet from bleeding.
Common Name: BEETROOT - Crosby's Egyptian
Seeds Per Packet: Approx 100
Days to Harvest: 50 days
Watering: Medium
Plant Spacing: 10cm
Row Spacing: 30cm
Companion Plants: Beans, Cabbage Family, Peas
Additional Features: Direct-Sow Seeds, Easy Care Plants, Edible, Heirloom
Scientific Name: Beta vulgaris
Germination Time: 7-14 days
Position/Sunlight: Full Sun
Plant Height: 30-45cm
Cool/Mountain Sow: Sep-Apr
Arid Sow: All Year
Temperate Sow: Sep-Apr
Sub-Tropical Sow: All Year
Tropical Sow: All Year
3 reviews For BEETROOT - Crosby's Egyptian
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