The variety Tongo di Chioggia is a beetroot speciality for the farm shop or farmer’s market. Glowing bright red skin, striped white and red ringed on the inside. Pale green and relatively short leaves. Also available as precision seed (calibrated).
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Cultivation for Beetroot
Amount of seed needed: normal seed: 50-100 g/a
precision seed: 360,000 seeds/ha (75 cm between rows); ca. 25 seeds per running metre
Planting distance: at least 30 x 5-10 cmOptimal amount of plants: 50-60 plants/m²Sowing depth: 3-4 cm
The biodynamic fruit and vegetable farm Naturgut Hörnle KG is located 10 km south of the gates of Freiburg. A farm shop, along with sheep and poultry farming, completes the cycle.