GARDEN BEET
Beta vulgaris conditiva
Family: CHENOPODIACEAE

		SOW (KG/HA)			DISTANCE (CM)
SEED COUNT PER GRAMME	GERM. LASTS YEARS	DIRECT SOWING	TRANSPLANT	DEPTH OF SOWING CM	ROW-TO-ROW	PLANT-TO-PLANT	SPROUTING TIME (DAYS)
60	6-8	12-15	-	1-2	30-40	15-20	10-15

VARIETY	DAYS	SHAPE	SKIN COLOUR	PULP COLOUR
Bikores	56	globe	dark red	dark red
Chioggia	53	globe	light red	white with pink circles
Crosby Egyptian	56	flat/round	dark red	dark red
Cilindra	60	cylindrical	dark red	dark red
Detroit 2	56	globe	dark red	dark red
Egyptian	54	flat	dark red	dark red