Cylindra beetroot - Beta vulgaris
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Cylindrical beetroot – even slices from top to bottom. Cylindra is an early beetroot variety with long, cylindrical roots and intensely red, uniformly coloured flesh without light rings. Its cylindrical shape means more beetroots from the same bed and identical slices for jars, while its high sugar and betanin content provides a deep, sweet flavour. Ideal for eating fresh, preserving and winter storage.
Cylindra is a Danish variety whose shape changed the way people think about beetroot: instead of a sphere, it produces a smooth cylinder 15–20 cm long and 5–6 cm in diameter, partly protruding above the soil. The roots grow close together without interfering with one another, so you can harvest significantly more per metre of row than with round varieties. Its small leaf rosette makes dense cultivation and weeding easier.
The flesh is dark red and fine-grained, without lighter rings, with a high dry-matter, sugar and betanin content – ideal for horseradish beetroot, juices and pickles, where colour and sweetness matter. The variety is early, but sowing from mid-May to the end of June produces firm, well-storing roots for an autumn and winter harvest.
Sowing (mid-April – end of June, directly outdoors): sow the seeds (clusters from which several seedlings emerge) in rows 30–40 cm apart, every 3–5 cm within the row, at a depth of 2–3 cm. The soil should be at least 8–10°C; seedlings emerge after 10–14 days. For an autumn and winter harvest, sow from mid-May to the end of June.
Thinning: when the seedlings have 2–3 leaves, thin them so that the plants are 8–10 cm apart. The young beetroots you pull out, including their leaves, are suitable for salads and beet greens – nothing goes to waste.
Cultivation: beetroot prefers fertile, deeply cultivated, not-too-heavy soil, ideally in the second year after manure (fresh manure causes the roots to fork). A near-neutral pH of around 6.5–7 is best; on acidic soils, liming in autumn is recommended. It does not tolerate shade.
Care and harvest: weed regularly and water during dry spells – even moisture produces smooth roots that do not become woody. Harvest for immediate use from July; for storage, dig up the beetroots in October, before severe frosts, twist off the leaves and store them in a cellar in damp sand at 1–4°C.
Cylindra is a beetroot for preserving par excellence: even slices for jars, horseradish beetroot, pickled beetroot, beet kvass and borscht with a deep colour. It is also excellent raw (juice, carpaccio, salads), roasted whole and for storage throughout the winter. The young leaves can be used as beet greens. In the vegetable garden, it grows well alongside onions, lettuce, dill and dwarf beans.
Cylindra “emerges” from the soil – the upper part of the cylinder may stick several centimetres above the bed. This is normal, but in full sun the root’s exposed shoulder can become hard and turn grey. Simply earth up the plants lightly once or twice during the season, using soil or mulch, and the entire root will remain smooth and juicy.
| Latin name | Beta vulgaris var. conditiva |
|---|---|
| Variety | Cylindra |
| Root colour | dark red |
| Position | sunny |
| Seasonality | biennial plant, grown as an annual |
| Sowing outdoors | mid-April – end of June (for storage: mid-May – end of June) |
| Harvest period | July – October |
| Spacing | 30–40 × 8–10 cm |
| Sowing depth | 2–3 cm |
| Net weight | 25 g (20 g + 5 g free, ~1,300 seed clusters) |
| Series | Traditional |
| Manufacturer | W. Legutko |
| EAN code | 5903837407903 |
W. Legutko
Beta vulgaris
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