Best beetroot cultivars

‘Chioggia’

An old Italian cultivar with excellent flavour and alternating red and white rings. £1.99/ 300 seeds, Dobies

‘Burpee’s Golden’

Sweet golden flesh that doesn’t leave the kitchen looking like a horror movie! Great for flavour. £2.49/140 seeds, Suttons

‘Rainbow Mix’

A bright combination of white, yellow, ringed and dark and light red roots. Pretty, and tasty too. £1.99/250 seeds, Dobies