Beetroot Bulls Blood

Beetroot Bulls Blood

Beetroot Bulls Blood. A dual purpose variety grow for both its salad leaves and blood ret beets. This beautiful beet has deep reddish-purple leaves, which are very sweet, tender and a very popular addition to salads. The roots are excellent and one of the best harvested as Baby Beet. 35 days till leaf or 58 days to harvest as a root.

Cultivation Advice Beetroot Bulls Blood

• Sow seeds in situ in Spring after the last frost when the ground has warmed up and then plant successive sowings to early summer.
• Thinly Sow 1cm deep in rows 30cm apart. Thin seedlings to 5-8cm apart.
• Early sowings can be made indoors / heated greenhouse in modules / trays and planted out at 5cm tall after all risk of frost has passed.
• Pre soaking seed in warm water 0.5 – 1 hour before sowing will speed up germination.