Beetroot 'Touchstone Gold'
The best golden beet with smooth yellow fleshed roots. Excellent sweet flavour, the colour is retained when cooked.
When to sow: August until early March
Where to sow: Direct sow in a garden bed
Depth to sow: 1cm Aspect: Full sun or as sunny a spot as possible.
Soil: Prepared, well drained, fertilised soil. Add lime if soil is too acid.
Spacing: Between plants 10cm Between rows 30cm
Directions: It’s always best to sow beetroot seed straight into its permanent position in a prepared garden bed. Plant the seed about 1 cm apart and 1 cm deep and cover with fine soil. Thin to 10cm apart. If seed is planted sparingly there is really no reason to thin the seedlings out. I start pulling roots when they are quite small, 2cm in diameter, and this is all the thinning needed.