Giant Beets 'Mammoth Long'
- Product number: 024160
- Origin: Europe
- Latin: Beta vulgaris
England is the land of vegetable shows. These are about beauty, and there are also competitions for the heaviest, the longest, the largest, etc. This extra-long beetroot is a challenge to grow. Enthusiastic growers cultivate them in tall tubes, achieving lengths of 100 cm! With normal cultivation, loose nutritious soil and sufficient moisture, lengths of 40 cm are not unusual. The taste is exceptionally good!
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Latin: Beta vulgaris
Dutch: Reuzenbiet (Giant Beet)
Also known as: Mammoth Long Beet
English: Beetroot
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- Flower colour: N/A
- Origin: Europe
- Average growth height: 30 to 60 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Beta vulgaris
- Dutch: Giant beetroot
- Also known as: Mammoth Long Beet
- English: Beetroot
