Description
Add vibrant color and exceptional flavor to your garden with 'Gourmet Blend' Beet Seeds, a carefully selected mix of three stunning heirloom varieties: 'Detroit Dark Red,' 'Chioggia,' and 'Golden.' Each variety produces unique, tender roots—from deep crimson to bright pink-and-white stripes to golden orange—while delivering nutrient-packed greens. Perfect for fresh eating, roasting, or salads, 'Gourmet Blend' bring both visual appeal and delicious flavor to your kitchen.
Designed for gardeners seeking variety and high yields, 'Gourmet Blend' Beet Seeds thrive in cool soils and are frost-tolerant when grown as an annual. These versatile beets offer continuous harvests of tender greens and flavorful roots, making them ideal for multiple crops in a single season. With rich colors, sweet taste, and essential nutrients, this blend is a must-have for anyone looking to grow a garden full of beauty and flavor.
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.
