![]() ![]() ![]() Some gardeners pre-soak seed in water to assist germination. Plant a small batch every few months for a continuous supply. In warm climates beetroot can be grown all year round. It grows easily from direct sown seed or for extra convenience, seedlings are readily available from garden centres. Or for optimum nutritional value, eat raw grated beetroot, delicious in a burger or salad wrap.īeetroot is easy to grow in a sunny patch of garden soil, or in a large container filled with planting mix. Caramelised with roasting, it is surprisingly sweet. The roots are very high in natural sugar. Added raw to a salad, young beetroot leaves are loaded with healthy vitamins and minerals. The entire plant, including the leaves, is edible. Beetrootīeetroot comes in a range of interesting shapes and colours, including yellow and striped varieties. ![]() Growing a variety of different root vegetables means colourful dinner plates with a good variety of nutrients. We also need high energy root vegetables. Leafy greens are loaded with essential immune-system-boosting vitamins. Then, it’s that drop in temperature that makes our winter vegetables so sweet to eat. The key to successful winter harvests is early autumn planting so young plants can make the most of the soils warmth to get growth well established before winter cold sets in. It’s easy, as a vege gardener, to feel smug in summer when our efforts reward us with so much beautiful food that we can stride straight past the produce shelves in the supermarket.īut if we want to keep the produce coming this is no time to slack! While the cucumber and zucchini plants are still pumping and tomatoes still ripening daily, it’s time to find space for the food crops that will sustain us over the cooler months. ![]()
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