bertie 06-05-2008

06-05-2008

BERTIE leaf span is now 4.5cm and is growing well. The recent improvement in the weather over the bank holiday weekend has been good for him!BERTIE leaf span is now 4.5cm and is growing well. The recent improvement in the weather over the bank holiday weekend has been good for him!

New for 2008 – Grow your very own BERTIE the BEET

Would you like to grow a BERTIE the BEET in your school? If so, we would like to hear from you.

Filling a pot with compostWe can send you some sugar beet seeds and following these instructions, you can follow the growth of your beet from sowing in March to harvesting in July

You can send in photos, pictures and reports on the growth of your beet as it grows and see them here on the BERTIE the BEET website. You can also compare your beet to our pot grown beet and to the real BERTIE growing in the field.

More information

Keep up-to-date with BERTIE using rss

You can get the latest BERTIE information directly to your computer using the BERTIE rss feed.

If you aren’t sure what rss is, use our guide to find out more.

Activity Pack

The BERTIE the BEET activity pack is available. If you are a teacher and would like a version suitable for photocopying for your lessons, send BERTIE a message and he will arrange for you to get one!

BERTIE archive

BERTIE 2002 just after being dug up, being held above the remaining crop You can browse though our BERTIE the Beet archive, using the menu at the top of the page.

If you have any comments or questions regarding BERTIE the Beet, please contact us.