Description

Beetroot ‘Cylindra’ is a dark red, cylindrical root to 20cm with a sweet, earthy flavour. It is easy to peel and an ideal variety for slicing and pickling. ‘Cylindra’ is great for small gardens and containers; it saves space because it can be planted closer than other varieties. This variety is bolt resistant.
Soak seed overnight before sowing.
Beetroots are the same species as silverbeet and chard; they can all be cross-pollinated with each other. Being biennial, they set seeds in the second year. If collecting seed, ensure that only one variety is flowering. However, beets are wind pollinated and need more than one plant of the same variety for pollination. For best results, hand‑pollinated early in the morning when flowers are wide open.