Description

Delight in the beauty and taste of 'Chioggia' beets, an heirloom variety from Venice, Italy, known for its vibrant pink-and-white rings inside each root. A perfect addition to your garden, these beets offer delicious, nutritious greens that are ideal for salads, while the 1″–3″ roots are perfect for roasting, steaming, or pickling. High in fiber, potassium, folic acid, and the antioxidant betacyanin, 'Chioggia' beets thrive in a range of climates, providing multiple harvests throughout the season.

This packet sows up to 42 feet. 130 seeds.

Variety Info:

Botanical Name: Beta vulgaris
Days to Maturity: 55 days
Family: Amaranthaceae
Native: Europe, Asia, and the Mediterranean region
Hardiness: Frost-tolerant biennial grown as an annual
Plant Dimensions: Leaf tops to 18″ tall
Variety Information: 1″–3″ pinkish/red roots with interior rings of bright pinkish/red and white; green leaftops.

Sowing Info:

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: ½”
Seed Spacing: 1 seed every 4″
Row Spacing: 12″
Thinning: When 2″ tall, thin to 1 every 4″

Growing Info:

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.