Alternatively, if you have a small garden they can be raised ... strongest seedlings plenty of space to grow - chard needs 30cm between plants, spinach beet 38cm and spinach 25cm.
Finally, one of the more attractive varieties is the striped one, which has rings of white and red going through the beet when cut open ... an expert in different gardening techniques, then ...
Garden volunteer Soo Jin Goh recommends harvesting in the morning, producing a clean break by snapping outside leaves off at the base. The inner leaves are left to keep growing for the next harvest.