Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 1 JuneA clump of beet seedlings with crimson stems and green leaves in a black fabric grow bag, older outer leaves yellowing, standing on gravel beside rough grass.Week of 8 JuneBlack fabric grow bags packed with beet tops, green leaves on deep red stems, a small label pushed into the perlite-flecked compost, standing on a green wire shelf in a shed.Week of 22 JuneYoung beet plants in a black fabric grow bag, their green leaves veined and stemmed in deep crimson, on a white bench with an orange pot and a plastic bin behind.Week of 22 JuneBeet leaves crowding a black fabric grow bag, bright green blades on crimson stems above the perlite-flecked compost, a few older leaves gone yellow and limp at the rim.Week of 22 JuneBeet plants in straw-mulched black fabric grow bags, their red-stemmed green leaves in loose rosettes, a zucchini sprawling from a bag at the right and weedy grass between them.Week of 6 JulyBeet plants with brilliant crimson stems and crinkled leaves crowding a straw-mulched black fabric grow bag in low sun, a reddish root shoulder showing at their base and a pale blur across the near edge.Week of 6 JulyBeet leaves in a black fabric grow bag, crimson stems and midribs bright beneath crinkled green blades still beaded with dew, mown grass running away behind.Week of 13 JulyA bunch of beet leaves with deep magenta stems lying on a red cloth on a wooden worktop, the leaves still wet, a ridged cucumber alongside.Week of 20 JulyBeet plants crowded in black fabric grow bags, their leaves veined and stemmed in deep red, with straw mulch, a timber board and a paved edge around them.Week of 27 JulyBeetroots soaking in a black plastic crate of water set into a dark stone sink, their trimmed magenta stalks and leaf bases floating around them.Week of 27 JulyA bunch of beet greens on a wooden kitchen table, magenta stalks fanning out from crumpled green leaves, with a doorway and dark floorboards beyond.
