How to Grow Beetroot: Growing Guide to Planting, Care & Harvest

Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Growing calendar

Typical timing for central Japan (Kanto region). Shift it for your own climate, and record your actual dates.

Guides

• How to Sow Beetroot: Seed Clusters, Depth and Thinning
• Beetroot Care: Watering, Feeding and Keeping Roots Tender
• Beetroot Growing Calendar: Spring and Late Summer Sowings
• Beetroot Problems: Leaf Miner, Leaf Spot and Poor Roots
• When to Harvest Beetroot Before the Roots Go Woody

Common problems

Start from what you can see on the plant.

Pests and diseases (10)

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.