Fact file: beetroot

Overview

Home-grown beetroot is delicious, whether as baby beet or larger roots. It’s an easy crop to grow, bearing globe-shaped roots that can be used in salads, stews and pickles. Both the roots and the leaves can be eaten – to harvest the leaves simply pick them young and use as a colourful addition to salads, or use the mature leaves as spinach when you harvest the roots.

For further advice, take a look at our start-to-finish guide to growing beetroot.