Description
Join the beet fan club! Aside from the health benefits, which include significant amounts of fiber, potassium, folic acid and vitamin C, beets come in many colors. ‘Gourmet Blend’ includes ‘Detroit Dark Red’ with deep red roots and delicious dark green tops, ‘Chioggia’ with interior rings of bright pink and white and ‘Golden’ with bright yellow flesh.
Varity
1″ – 3″ red, orange or pink/red roots; green leafy tops. This packet contains three varieties. ‘DETROIT DARK RED’: 2″-1/2 – 3″ blood red, globe shaped. Leaves are dark green on red stems. ‘CHIOGGIA’: 1″ – 3″ pinkish/red roots with interior rings of bright pink and white; green leaf tops. ‘GOLDEN’: 1″ – 3″ orange roots with bright yellow interior; green leaf tops.
Days to Maturity: 65 Days
Family: Amaranthaceae
Type: Beet
Native: Europe, Asia and the Mediterranean region
Hardiness: Frost-Tolerant Biennial Grown as an Annual
Exposure: Full Sun
Plant Dimensions: Leaf Tops up to 18″ Tall
Attributes: Frost Tolerant
Sowing
When to Sow Outside
Recommended. 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date, when soil temperature is at least 45°F, ideally 60° – 85°F, for early summer crop. 6 to 8 weeks before your average first fall frost date for late summer/fall crop. Mild Climates: Sow fall through winter.
When to Start Inside
Not recommended. Root disturbance delays maturity.
Days to Emerge: 5 – 21 Days
Seed Depth: 1/2″
Seed Spacing: 1 Seeds Every 4″
Row Spacing: 12″
Thinning: When 2″ Tall, Thin to 1 Every 4″
Growing
Harvesting
For early spring sowings, harvest beets before summer heat. For late summer sowings, harvest before first heavy freeze. For winter sowings in mild climates, harvest in early spring. Harvest when roots are anywhere from 1″ – 3″ in diameter. The smaller they are, the more tender. Greens are most tender when small, so start harvesting when they are 2″ tall. You can take as much as one third of a beet plant’s outer leaves without harming the root crop.
Specifications
Type: Conventional Heirloom
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