Beet : Egyptian Flat Rooted - Kahira

Vegetable

Description

Ideal for early sowings in frames and for successional sowing outside, Kahira is a flatter-rooted beet with smooth skin and a deep red, tender and flavoursome flesh. Roots grow mainly above the surface of the soil in a well-drained and sunny position and once harvested, will store well for use through the winter months.

Beet can be stored by lifting the roots from later sowings, twist off the tops and store in boxes of slightly damp sand in frost-free conditions.

Help to retain bio diversity by growing these traditional varieties with the taste and garden performance well regarded by previous generations.

Sowing Instructions

Sow March in frames, April-July outdoors. Sow seed thinly, 1cm (½in) deep in drills 30cm (12in) apart.

Growing Instructions

Thin seedlings to 3–5cm (1–2in) apart when large enough to handle.

Aftercare

Harvest when roots reach about 4cm (¾in) in diameter or more when they are delicious raw.

Kitchen Notes

Grate or slice young roots raw for salads.