Ensure the ground where you will be growing your beetroot has been prepared in advance by removing weeds and adding a generous dose of well-rotted fertiliser. Mark out your line and sow your ...

Great beetroot news! Little weeding should be required because the foliage of beetroot is thick, so keeps most weeds at bay.

Make a 2cm (0.75in) deep trench with the corner of a rake (or a cane will do) and drop in two ... of each pair to leave one beetroot seedling every 10cm (4in). If you want a plentiful supply ...