Beetroot
Beta vulgaris var. conditiva
A vegetable, sown February to July. It needs 3 jobs a year.
In September: pick a few beetroot leaves at a time and harvest the crop.
Garden Helper, the free plan, holds up to 10 plants. You sign in with a link we email you, with no password.
Beetroot, month by month
Bar: the usual months. Sprout: this month.
| Sowing, planting or job | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | 2027Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sow under cover. | none | none | none | none | none | usual | none | none | none | none | none | none |
| Sow outdoors. | none | none | none | none | none | none | usual | usual | usual | usual | usual | none |
| Pick a few beetroot leaves at a time. | usual | usual | none | none | none | none | none | usual | usual | usual | usual | usual |
| Thin the beetroot seedlings. | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | usual | none | none | none |
| Harvest the beetroot. | usual | usual | none | none | none | none | none | none | none | usual | usual | usual |
What to do, and when
The usual months for a UK garden. Your own plan gives the week.
Sowing and planting
Sow under cover in February, 2.5cm deep. Strong sources: Suttons and RHS.
Sow outdoors March to July, 2.5cm deep, 10cm apart, rows 30cm apart. Strong source: RHS.
Pick a few beetroot leaves at a time
Gardeners call this cut-and-come-again harvesting.
Usually April to October. Thin sources: RHS and Kings Seeds.
Thin the beetroot seedlings
Thin to 10cm apart if you want larger roots.
Usually May. Strong sources: RHS and Gardeners’ World.
Harvest the beetroot
Usually June to October. Strong source: RHS.
What the source words mean
Strong: the RHS page for this plant is among them.Thin: only a page that lists it.
Every line above names the page it comes from. Where we found no good source for a job, we left it out. Where the name “Beetroot” comes from.