Young Detroit beetroot plants with dark green, red-veined leaves growing in a plastic cell tray.

Beetroot 'Detroit' (Beta vulgaris) – Dark Red Round-Rooted Vegetable (12 Plants in 2 x 6-Cell Trays)

£15.99
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Young Detroit beetroot plants with dark green, red-veined leaves growing in a plastic cell tray.
  • Young Detroit beetroot plants with dark green, red-veined leaves growing in a plastic cell tray.
  • Young Detroit beetroot plants with dark green, red-veined leaves growing in a plastic cell tray.
  • Young Detroit beetroot plants with dark green, red-veined leaves growing in a plastic cell tray.
  • Young Detroit beetroot plants with dark green, red-veined leaves growing in a plastic cell tray.
  • Young Detroit beetroot plants with dark green, red-veined leaves growing in a plastic cell tray.
  • Young Detroit beetroot plants with dark green, red-veined leaves growing in a plastic cell tray.
  • Young Detroit beetroot plants with dark green, red-veined leaves growing in a plastic cell tray.
  • Young Detroit beetroot plants with dark green, red-veined leaves growing in a plastic cell tray.
  • Young Detroit beetroot plants with dark green, red-veined leaves growing in a plastic cell tray.
  • Young Detroit beetroot plants with dark green, red-veined leaves growing in a plastic cell tray.
  • Young Detroit beetroot plants with dark green, red-veined leaves growing in a plastic cell tray.
  • Young Detroit beetroot plants with dark green, red-veined leaves growing in a plastic cell tray.
Beetroot 'Detroit' (Beta vulgaris) – Dark Red Round-Rooted Vegetable (12 Plants in 2 x 6-Cell Trays)

Beetroot 'Detroit' (Beta vulgaris) – Dark Red Round-Rooted Vegetable (12 Plants in 2 x 6-Cell Trays)

£15.99
£15.99

Detroit beetroot is a classic, reliable choice for growing your own, with smooth round roots, deep crimson flesh and a sweet, earthy flavour. It has been a favourite on allotments and in British kitchen gardens for generations, and it suits first-time growers as well as experienced ones.

You get 12 young plants, growing one to a cell in two 6-cell plastic trays, so there is no sowing to do. Transplant them into a vegetable bed, a raised bed or a large container and grow them on. The roots reach about 7 to 10cm across at maturity, and the dark green, red-veined leaves are edible too when picked young.

Beetroot wants a sunny spot and fertile, free-draining soil, so avoid freshly manured ground. Space the plants about 10cm apart in rows 30cm apart, and keep the soil evenly moist in dry spells to avoid woody or cracked roots. A balanced general-purpose feed during the growing season helps both leaf and root. Beetroot is not reliably hardy, so plant out from spring once the worst of the frost has passed. Planting a few at a time through the season gives a steady run of roots rather than one glut.

Roots are lovely raw, roasted, pickled or cooked.

Cultural Information

  • Common Name: Detroit Beetroot, Detroit Dark Red Beetroot
  • Botanical Name: Beta vulgaris
  • Fully Grown Height and Spread: Approx. 30-40cm tall
  • Growth Habit: Upright leafy foliage with a swelling, globe-shaped root below the soil surface
  • Perfect For: Vegetable beds, raised beds, allotments and large containers
  • Foliage: Dark green leaves with deep red veining
  • Planting Position: Full sun
  • Soil Type: Fertile, free-draining soil; avoid freshly manured ground
  • Hardiness: Not reliably hardy. A summer and autumn crop that is best lifted before hard frost, though a light frost will not kill it
  • Maintenance: Keep soil evenly moist and feed with a balanced fertiliser during growth
  • Seasonal Interest: Harvest from July to October
  • Type: Root vegetable

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