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Beetroot (Shamandar)
شمندر
Two crops in one — the leaves are chard's cousin and just as edible.
💧 Summer water
Every 2 days
💧 Winter water
Every 2 days
☀️ Sunlight
Full sun
🔥 Heat
Mild heat OK
🌱 Difficulty
Easy
⏱️ To harvest
55–70 days
🪴 Containers
Yes, grows in pots
📅 Best sowing
Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb
Planting calendar (UAE)
Jan
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Oct
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💧 Watering
Every 2 days; even moisture prevents woody rings inside the root.
☀️ Sunlight
Full sun to light shade.
🪨 Soil & setup
Loose mix 20 cm deep; each 'seed' is a cluster — thin to one seedling per spot.
🧺 Harvest
Golf-ball to tennis-ball size; bigger gets woody.
🧓 Grandmother's notes
- ◆Handles Gulf water salinity better than almost any vegetable — beets are coastal plants by ancestry.