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BEETROOT; Boltardy
BEETROOT
- £1.60
Beta vulgaris A general-purpose variety for fresh use and storage. Can be sown early. Sowing instructions Sow seeds from April till June in rows 30 cm apart 2.5 cm deep. Growing instructions Thin the plants later to a distance of 7 to 10 cm. Harvest can start in the summer. For storage harvest i...
BEETROOT; Burpees Golden
BEETROOT
- £2.20
Beta vulgaris Sweet mild flavour and an attractive golden colour. Sowing instructions For early crops sow March-early April. For use in summer and autumn make successional sowings from late April to July. Growing instructions Store roots in dry sand, soil, or peat for winter use. (12-16 weeks mat...
BEETROOT; Cheltenham Greentop
BEETROOT
- £2.20
Beta vulgaris A traditional British tapered beetroot with an excellent flavour. Still very popular among gardeners Sowing instructions Sow seeds from April till June in rows 30cm apart 2.5cm deep Growing instructions Thin the plants later to a distance of 7-10 cm. Harvest can start in the summer....
BEETROOT; Cylindra
BEETROOT
- £1.60
Beta vulgaris Pick regularly for small long roots with a very good flavour. Can grow to a large size without becoming woody. Sowing instructions Sow seeds from April till June in rows 30cm apart 2.5cm deep Growing instructions Thin the plants later to a distance of 7-10 cm. Harvest can start in ...
BEETROOT; Egyptian Turnip Rooted
BEETROOT
- £1.60
Beta vulgaris An early variety for fresh use and suitable for greenhouse cultivation Sowing instructions Sow early in rows 30 cm apart. Growing instructions Thin the plants to 8 –10 cm
BEETROOT; Robuschka/Globe 2
BEETROOT
- £1.60
Beta vulgaris A general purpose variety for fresh use and storage Sowing instructions Sow from April until June in rows 30cm apart, sow seeds 25mm deep and 50mm apart. Growing instructions Thin the plants later to 7-10cm. Harvest can start during summer. For storage harvest in autumn before the ...
BEETROOT; Robuschka/Globe 2, graded monogerm
BEETROOT
- £1.60
Beta vulgaris A general purpose variety for fresh use and storage. Sowing instructions Sow from April until June in rows 30 cm apart, sow seeds 25 mm deep and 50 mm apart. Growing instructions Thin the plants later to 7-10 cm. Harvest can start during summer. For storage harvest in autumn befo...
BEETROOT; Tondo di Chioggia
BEETROOT
- £1.60
Beta vulgaris A beetroot with white rings in its bright red flesh Sowing instructions Sow seeds from April till June in rows 30cm apart 2.5cm deep Growing instructions Thin the plants later to a distance of 7 to 10 cm. Harvest can start in the summer. For storage harvest in autumn before frost s...
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March 12, 2021
Please repond to the gene editing consultation
A reminder that this important consultation on the future of gene editing in England will close at 23:59 on Wednesday 17th March. We encourage all supporters of the Seed Co-operative to make your voices heard. We believe that going down the GM road is the wrong direction of travel. We believe in the Principle of Care and the wholeness and integrity of living systems. Please look at the GM Freeze page for detailed information and how to respond, including quick responses, if you only have limi...
March 11, 2021
New research on seed health emphasises the importance of organic seed
We believe that to grow organically you need to be ‘organic from the start’. That belief – our gut reaction – is now backed up by science. It is all about seed health and soil health, which links to human health. I have heard people say – why choose organic seed – it surely can’t make any difference? Well – actually it does! It is partly about approach. Stephanie Klaedtke of ITAB, France argued at the recent EUCARPIA-LIVESEED conference on breeding and seedsector innovations for organic food...
February 10, 2021
We call on supermarkets to show leadership on GMOs
A joint letter signed by the Seed Co-operative asks retailers to refuse to stock products made from untested and unregulated genetically engineered plants and animals produced using a new technique called ‘gene editing’. Leaders from food, farming, student activism, religion, business, democratic reform and academia have written to British supermarkets asking them to refuse to stock foods produced from unregulated and unlabelled gene-edited crops and animals. The 50 signatories to the joint l...
