The collector's garden: Deep purple beetroots
The collector's garden
January 18, 2014
 Growing beetroots in your garden will give you a lot of satisfaction.
There are many varieties of beetroots, usually with deep purple roots, but also of different colors.
 Chioggia is astonishing, with amazing red and white rings. It's sweet, with red and green leaves.
 Cheltenham has purple roots, it's tender and very sweet.
It has purple leaves, green on the top, with red stems.
 Cylindra has long roots, and because of its cylindrical shape it can be grown in small spaces, or even in pots.
It has dark purple roots, and tasty purple stems.
 Egyptian beetroots have purple leaves and big purple roots.
 Cooking with beets
Beets are very sweet, and every part is edible, roots, leaves and stems.
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