Description
Elevate your garden and your meals with the 'Gourmet Blend' of beets, featuring three stunning varieties: 'Detroit Dark Red,' 'Chioggia,' and 'Golden.' Each variety offers its own unique color and flavor, with deep red roots, bright pink-and-white striped interiors, and golden-orange roots. Not only are these beets visually striking, but they are also packed with nutrition, including fiber, potassium, folic acid, and vitamin C. With their tender, sweet roots and delicious greens, this blend is perfect for those looking to add a variety of colorful, health-boosting beets to their garden.
This packet sows up to 42 feet. 125 seeds.
Variety Info:
Botanical Name: Beta vulgaris
Days to Maturity: 65 days
Family: Amaranthaceae
Native: Europe, Asia, and the Mediterranean region
Hardiness: Frost-tolerant biennial grown as an annual
Plant Dimensions: Leaf tops up to 18″ tall
Variety Information: 1″–3″ red, orange, or pink/red roots; green leafy tops. This packet contains three varieties. 'DETROIT DARK RED': 2″½–3″ 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.
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.
