Beetroot – Variety: Moneta

Beetroot Moneta is a very striking vegetable to grow in the vegetable garden with its lime green long lobed leaves and vibrant dark red stems. It takes approximately 4 months from seed to harvest with good sized smooth purple roots.

Seed Supplier: The Organic Gardening Catalogue
Cost: £1.85
No of Seeds: 240 Seeds

• Sowing Beetroot Seeds

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  Moneta Variety

• Beetroot Moneta - 2 Weeks old

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  Two tiny leaves on seedlings

• Beetroot Moneta - 5 Weeks old

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  Longer lobed leaves forming

• Beetroot Moneta - 7 Weeks old

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  Striking red stems and lime green leaves

• Beetroot Moneta - 9 Weeks old

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  Red stems grow longer

• Beetroot Moneta - 13 Weeks old

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  First glimpse of the globe root

• Beetroot Moneta - 15 Weeks old

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  Red stems thicken and darken with globe root

• Beetroot Moneta - 16 Weeks Harvested

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  Pull beetroot from the ground at approx.16 weeks.

Sowing Details

Sow: February to July
Harvest: July to November

Growing Requirements: Sow in Modules or direct into Raised Beds.
Soil Preparation: Add multipurpose compost before sowing.

Variety Features

Description: Globe shaped beetroot with smooth skin.
Colour: Purple.
Resistances: Good resistance to bolting so it can be sown early.
Special Characteristics: Unusually for beetroot where a number of seeds are together in one cluster seed, this variety has one seed in each cluster so that if sown carefully, it eliminates the chore of thinning seedlings later.

Pests: None

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