Free seeds

[cat63]

The folk at Britain on Show are giving away free beetroot and spinach seeds (UK residents only) here.

I don't work for them and am not affiliated with them in any way - I just thought the UK comm members might like the chance of some free seeds.

Comments

[bailey36]

what is beet root? I grow beets, but beet root?

[cat63]

Beetroot (one word, rather than two) is the British English term for what they call beets in the US (and possibly elsewhere, I know not! :-)). I think we call it that because you can eat the tops of them as well, although that's not as popular these days as it used to be.

[bailey36]

thank you, yes, I eat all the the litte roots at the bottom. I like them in my morning veggie juice, very healthy

[sammason]

There's also sugar beet and I think there's fodder beet. Perpetual spinach is leaf beet, not to be confused with real spinach. Chard is also a beet. All these fab veg are varieties of Beta vulgaris.

[cat63]

Chard is also a beet.

Ooh, I didn't know that - ta! Although the appearance of the leaves should have been a big clue really.

[sammason]

Oops! I should check my facts before shooting my mouth (keyboard) off - just looked at my perpetual spinach seed packet and apparently it's Spinacia oleracea. I give up, I'm no botanist! I just like growing veg and eating them :-)