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It’s the time of year to beet around the bush
JUST BEET IT: Your favourite purple vegetables pulled from their earthy bed

THE first couple of weeks in June are an ideal time to sow beetroot for an autumn harvest.

The soil in all but the coldest gardens will finally have warmed up to the point where seeds germinate quickly and uniformly, and there’s still many weeks of good growing weather ahead.

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