Sea Beet (Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima) seeds

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Sea Beet (Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima) seeds

Contents: Approx. 50 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

30,51 l

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10	27,45 l*
100	22,87 l*

SKU: BET05

GTIN: 4250601200835

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The Sea Beet, also called Wild Spinach or Wild Beet, grows scattered on the European coast, for example in the Baltic Sea. It was temporarily considered strongly endangered, original holdings on Heligoland, for example, had become nearly extinct. Meanwhile, it recovers and spreads - presumable due to the milder winters - however, in recent years, along the Baltic coast, again.

The sea beet is considered the wild form and ancestor of a vast number of cultivated forms like the beetroot, the sugar beet, and chard. In spring, the leaves can not only be cooked but also prepared raw as salad, later - especially with rising temperatures - they develop a harsh off-taste and should only be prepared steamed or cooked like spinach anymore.

It's proven that it has already been used as a leaf vegetable by humans in the Neolithic period. Furthermore, it belongs to the earliest known crops and was cultivated in old Assyria, England, and Scandinavia, where it still belongs to the diet up to this day. Contrary to other cultivated forms, its root is consumable but very thin.

Plant description

Species:	Amaranthaceae
Root system:	Taproot Deep roots
Flower colour:	Yellow Green
Lifecycle:	Hardy
Flowering months:	July August September

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	2-3 cm
Planting distance:	10 cm
Bad companion plants:	Orache Potatoes Maize Chard Spinach Tomatoes Guter Heinrich
Row spacing:	30 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun
Germination temperature:	18-24° C
When to sow outdoors:	April May June July

Sowing outdoors 2-3cm deep from mid-April or pre-cultivation indoors. Loves loose, humous soils. As a beach plant, it tolerates salty soils. Perennial in mild locations or with winter protection.

Other names

Botanical name:	Beta vulgaris
French names:	Bette Maritime
English names:	Sea Beet
Spanish names:	Remolacha de Mar
Italian names:	Barbabietola, Bietola

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