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singly, 5cm apart, from late April to july. remove alternate roots when they are half-grown, leaving the rest to grow on to reach maturity. even these half-grown thinnings are useful and can be eaten as baby beet in salads. Beetroot seed is cheap

seed – they need to be bought fresh each season.Save part-used packets of seedSow sparingly to make a packet of seeds go further. It also saves a lot of thinning out for direct-sown seeds, and means easier pricking-out when you sow in pots. Mix small

to having such a wreath - home-made of course - but for now I took the easy option of making a single frame using gardening wire. My wreath doesn’t need to last very long and I can live with it being a little on the thin side. I wanted a natural

well. Superb flavour, easy to grow.'Red Duke of York' (first early)Firm texture, waxy flesh. Very quick growing, trouble-free and produces a good yield of tubers.'Lady Christi' (first early)One of the most popular, with a large, oval shape. Thin skin