Outstanding quality for the kitchen and exhibition, producing round, smooth skinned, uniform roots with both a rich red skin and flesh colour. Ideal closely sown in containers as a ‘baby beet’, or as fullsized roots which stand well without going ‘woody’.Sow in a well prepared, fertile soil 13mm (½in) deep in broad drills, spacing seeds about 2cm (¾in) apart. Allow 25cm (10in) between drills. Beetroot responds well to module sowing, sow 4 seeds per module, and transplant each module when 5cm (2in) tall, allowing 7-10cm (3-4in) between each plantFor ‘baby’ roots, no thinning is necessary. For larger roots, thin seedlings to 5cm (2in) apart. Young leaves and stems can also be used as a spinach alternative.