About
Beta vulgaris 'Subeto' is a robust beet variety that yields consistently round roots with deep red flesh. Its flavor is sweet and well-rounded, and it is recognized for its strong growth and dependability. You can harvest the smaller beets when they reach the size of a golf ball or allow them to grow to full maturity. This variety also demonstrates strong resistance to fungal diseases.
About the genus
Beta comprises annual, biennial, or perennial plants characterized by rosettes of basal foliage and robust, fleshy roots. This genus encompasses various wild species alongside cultivated varieties like beetroot, chard, and sugar beet.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Sand, Loam
- Soil pH
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained, Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Annual Biennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1 year
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in fertile, well drained soil in full sun. Sow direct between March and July into drills 2.5cm deep and lighly rake over with soil. Thin out seedlings to 10cm spacings. See vegetable cultivation
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids, flea beetle, Mangold fly (beet leaf miner)
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to beetroot heart rot, black leg, leaf spot