Over the Rainbow
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Brighten up mealtimes, enjoy the subtle flavour variations, and even entice the kids to eat their veg! Start picking in as little as 8-10 weeks.
Crate Contents
Dimensions
Growing Instructions
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Crate Contents
- 1 pack of Beetroot Rainbow seeds
- 1 pack of Chard Bright Lights seeds
- 1 pack of Carrot Rainbow seeds
- 1 3-slat Crate (53cm x 36cm x 28cm high) plus liner
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Dimensions
Crate measurements: 53cm x 36cm x 28cm high
Growing Instructions
Our extensive growing instructions ensure that you have all the information at your finger tips.
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*NEW* Videos & Growing Pictures
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Full Length Video
How To Fit Your Liner
Full Length Video
How To Fit Your Liner
Hi-Speed Summary Video (Sowing)
Hi-Speed Summary Video (Sowing)
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Not sure how it should grow?
View our week by week guide below. Just click on the week numbers to navigate through the images.
These were grown in our greenhouse in Devon so please bear in mind if you’re growing in more northerly locations they may grow at a lower rate.
These were grown in our greenhouse in Devon so please bear in mind if you’re growing in more northerly locations they may grow at a lower rate.
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Over the Rainbow – Growing Instructions
Getting Started
Sowing & Growing
Harvesting
Crate Care
Getting Started
- Position the crate in a sunny, sheltered spot
- Place the liner in the crate making sure you push it down into the corners, leaving any excess liner overhanging the sides
- Fill the crate to about 1cm from the top using moist general purpose compost and firm the surface
- Trim the excess liner so that it is level with the crate lip
Sowing & Growing
- Using the template provided mark out the 3 sections on the surface of the compost. A ruler or bamboo cane will help to make your lines nice and straight but if you prefer wiggly lines that’s fine!
- Growing instructions are shown on each individual packet but in summary you simply need to scatter the seeds thinly onto the surface, then lightly cover with sieved compost and water
- You won’t have used all of the seeds so keep the packets in a cool dry place and sow again in a couple of weeks for repeat cropping. Why not check out the range of Suttons Seed Tins on our website? They’re perfect for storing your opened packets and look pretty good too!
- Thin the emerging seedlings to the spacings given on the individual seed packets
Harvesting
- Harvest every other plant as this will give the remaining plants more space to grow
- The beetroot will be at their sweetest when small and young, about 10 to 12 weeks after sowing
Crate Care
Your crate has already been treated with a weather-resistant stain that should last for about 3 years. After this time, to keep your crate in tip-top condition, please re-treat as required. Your crate will last longer if stored under cover during the worst of the winter weather.
