Beetroot "Kestrel F1" Baltic Agro 300 seeds
Seller: ALLIKASILM
About this product
Beetroot Kestrel F1 is a mid-late variety with a high yield; the roots are round and smooth and dark red; the flesh is dark red with a purple tinge, sweet and ring-free; the skin is smooth and firm; drought-tolerant and keeps until March; the variety is disease-resistant.
Beetroot is good for borscht, salads, boiled or roasted, for juice and pickling; the sweet, ring-free flesh is rich in fibre and folate.
Grow in open ground. Pack contains 300 seeds, produced by Baltic Agro.
Specifications
- Type: Beetroot
- Root shape: round
- Ripening: mid-late
- Storage: until March
- Grow in: Open ground
- Pack size: 300 seeds
- Producer: Baltic Agro
Advice from our agronomist
When to sow. Sow directly in the bed from late April to late May, once the soil has warmed to at least 8 °C; depth 2–3 cm, row spacing 30 cm. For an earlier crop, raise seedlings and plant them out in May.
Sowing. A beet “seed” is really a cluster, so thin the seedlings at 2–3 leaves to 8–10 cm apart. Choose a sunny spot with loose, neutral soil; do not use fresh manure.
Care. Water evenly, especially in dry weather; loosen between rows and mulch. Beetroot needs boron – spray with a boric acid solution if necessary.
Feeding and harvest. Feed with a potassium-rich fertiliser, avoiding excess nitrogen. Harvest roots in September – early October before frost, twisting off the tops and leaving 2–3 cm of stalks; store at 0–2 °C in damp sand – the roots keep until March.
Codes and attributes
| Warehouse code | 1842 |
|---|---|
| Barcode | 4742604001064 |
| Category | Beetroot |
Delivery and timing
- Parcel locker — €2.99–3.99, free from 59,00 €
- Courier to the door — €7.99–8.99, free from 99,00 €
- Dispatched within 2 working days