Beetroot 'Monorubra' – Seeds

(Beta vulgaris) – Uniform, Smooth & Sweet Beetroot

Beetroot 'Monorubra' is a high-quality, uniform variety valued for its smooth round roots and deep red flesh without rings. It has a sweet, earthy flavor, making it perfect for fresh salads, juicing, roasting, and pickling. The roots store well, and the young leaves can also be enjoyed as a nutritious leafy green.

Key Features

• Type: Hardy biennial, grown as annual

• Roots: Smooth, round, uniform

• Flesh: Deep red, tender, ring-free

• Flavor: Sweet, earthy

• Harvest: Mid to late summer

• Use: Fresh eating, juicing, cooking, pickling, storage

Ideal For

• Kitchen gardens & allotments

• Succession sowing for continuous harvest

• Fresh cooking & preserving

• Nutritious baby leaf greens

Sowing & Growing

• Sow outdoors: April–July, thinly in drills 2–3 cm deep.

• Spacing: 10 cm between plants, 25–30 cm between rows.

• Soil: Light, fertile, well-drained, stone-free.

• Harvest: June–October, depending on sowing time.

Care Tips

• Thin seedlings early for best root development.

• Keep soil moist to prevent roots from becoming woody.

• Harvest young for tender roots or leave to mature for storage.