Beginner beetroot..?

[Jessiebean]

My sone just demanded to know why we have only Tzatziki and no beetroot dip in the fridge (!) and I realised that down here it is beetroot planting time. Is there a good beginners beetroot, prefrably idiot proof and early cropping....?
Something a three and a half yearold would like!
(he is "helping" me (distracting me terribly)right now by telling me things about his "snap" cards and I accidently typed "beertoot"...)

[theabsinthefairy]

Most beetroot is beginner friendly - but you can get packs of seeds that have a variety of colours in, white, orange and red beets which may be more interesting for a younger mind.

If you space them out when you plant them you get bigger beets which can go woody.

I clump sow mine and then pick them in little bunches when the beets are smaller (about ping pong/golf ball size), leaving just one behind to get tennis ball size for picking later in the year and making pickles and chutneys with. They are quite fast growing anyway.

[Jessiebean]

Thanks for that! I will plant some in clumps too, the colours are a good idea although Sir Talks Alot is very pedantic and may reject white beetroot as being improper!
We will pick up some seeds tomorrow..