Beetroot Chioggia Seeds - The Accidental Smallholder

Beetroot Chioggia is a striking Italian beetroot variety from the Venice region with ball-shaped light red roots which, when sliced, reveal highly ornamental pink and white rings in the flesh.

Chioggia beets are very sweet-tasting and ideal in salads or as a hot vegetable. Young leaves can be used in salads or cooked like spinach/chard. When cooked it fades to a light pink and the young leaves can be eaten like spinach.

This variety does tend to bolt (go to seed) if sown too early so try to be patient. Sow inside - March to June and plant out when seedlings have developed their first true leaves. Sow outside - April to June. Sow 15cm deep in 2.5cm drills.

Harvest: June-October.

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