I used to grow mostly Boltardy, which I bought in bulk quantities as it is cheap and very reliable (plus a couple of rows of the cylindrical variety Forono for winter use) but this year I've decided to trial other varieties and see if the quality is better.
I've planted mostly Red Ace F1 at fortnightly successions starting in March, and pulled the first baby beet a couple of weeks ago. T&M describe it as having 'high quality roots with a dark red colour'. Taste is good; growth and germination were good too. It's supposed to be drought tolerant, so it will be interesting to see how later sowings get on.
The other variety I'm trying for the first time is Boro (F1) (which looked like a monogerm when it appeared though not described as such).
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