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Cylindrical Beet

Beta vulgaris

A variety of beet

How to sow cylindrical beet: Direct seed into soil. Thin to 7cm apart when seedlings are 5cm tall.

Sun requirement for cylindrical beet: Plant in Full Sun

A New Zealand heirloom beetroot originally from Denmark, with long cylindrical roots that give more uniform slices than round beets. Tender and sweet, eaten raw or cooked, and the young leaves are edible too. Claimed to be the most productive beetroot per square metre. Sow in trays under 3 mm of seed-raising mix and transplant 4 to 6 weeks later at 15 cm diagonal spacing.

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Cylindrical beet facts

Lifespan

Annual living and reproducing in a single year or less

Growing cylindrical beets

Dig the bed fine and stone free 1 week before sowing
Water regularly at sowing every week
Thin the seedlings 3 weeks after sowing
Weed between the rows 4 weeks after sowing every 2 weeks
Start pulling young beets at first harvest
Lift the rest of the crop 6 weeks after first harvest

Plant cylindrical beets with

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sweet potato

spring onion

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Ecological requirements

Data from the FAO EcoCrop database for Beta vulgaris L.

Family / Taxonomy	Magnoliopsida Caryophyllidae Caryophyllales Chenopodiaceae
Optimal temperature	15 - 25 °C
Absolute temperature	4 - 35 °C
Killing temperature	growth: 0 °C, rest: -3 °C
Optimal rainfall	600 - 800 mm/year
Absolute rainfall	500 - 1000 mm/year
Optimal soil pH	6.0 - 7.0
Absolute soil pH	5.5 - 7.5
Crop cycle	160 - 240 days
Life form	herb
Life span	biennial
Habit	acaulescent (or rosette plants)
Optimal soil depth	medium (50-150 cm)
Optimal soil texture	heavy, medium
Optimal soil fertility	high
Optimal soil drainage	well (dry spells)
Optimal soil salinity	low (<4 dS/m)
Photoperiod	long day (>14 hours)
Optimal light	very bright to light shade

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) ECOCROP, the crop ecological requirements database. Version 1. https://data.apps.fao.org/catalog/dataset/ecocrop. Accessed through the CGIAR Climate Action Data Hub, https://cgiar-climate-data-hub.github.io/catalog/ecocrop_1/.

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