Beetroot Tonda di Chioggia (Beta vulgaris) seeds

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Beetroot 'Tonda di Chioggia' (Beta vulgaris) seeds

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Tonda di chioggia is a surprisingly decorative type of striped or ringed beetroot which can be found in Italy, a red and white ringed root. Heirloom variety.

Approx. 100 Tonda di Chioggia striped beet root seeds

Plant description

Lifecycle:	Biennial
Flowering months:	May June
Flower colour:	Green Red
Special features:	Open-pollinated
Species:	Amaranthaceae
Root system:	Deep roots Taproot

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	2 cm
When to sow outdoors:	April May June July
Germination temperature:	18-24° C
Planting distance:	10 cm
Row spacing:	30 cm
Bad companion plants:	Maize Chard Spinach Tomatoes Guter Heinrich Orache Potatoes
Sunlight:	Full sun

These seeds benefit from pre-soaking in warm water overnight. In Europe the first outdoor sowings can be made in March. Direct sowing outdoors, 2-3 cm deep into the soil. Loves loose nutrient-rich soils. Late sowings can be made in late summer to provide fresh young roots in autumn.

Other names

Botanical name:	Beta vulgaris
German names:	Bete, Beete, Rübe, Rande, Rahner, Rauna, Rana, Rahne, Rohne, Rone, Ronen, Randig
French names:	Betterave
English names:	Beetroot, Beet, Table Beet, Garden Beet
Spanish names:	Remolacha, Beterrada, Betarraga, Betabel, Beteraba, Betarava
Italian names:	Barbabietola, Bietola