It is best to start harvesting your beetroot when the globes have reached about 5 centimetres in diameter. If you need larger beetroot then you need to thin the rows as the beetroot grow, to give them more room. By growing your own in your kitchen garden, or if you have limited space, in a planter, or raised planter, you can pick them when they taste their best, rather than having shop bought ones that are grown to achieve their
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maximum weight for selling. Beetroot for storage should be lifted carefully by hand in early October. Discard all damaged roots, Shake off the soil, and
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twist off the tops, leaving about 5 centimetres of stem. Although it may be tempting , it is important not to wash beetroot before storing , and be careful not to cut or knock the roots or they will bleed.
Then place the beetroot between layers of damp sand or peat, in a manner that the beetroots do not touch, in a box or drawer. The storage area should be cool, with this method, the beetroot should keep until March of the following year.
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