Description

Beetroot ‘Giant Victorian’ is an annual root crop to 40cm tall. Large and sweet purple-red roots can be used in desserts. The edible leaves are green with purple-red stems. Young leaves can be eaten raw or cooked; cook older leaves as spinach.
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.