Beets Beta vulgaris - Stover Seed

1 1415 East 6thStreet Box 861715, Los Angeles, CA 90086213-626-9668 800-621-0315 FAX 213-626-4920 Copyright 2012 Stover Seed CompanyBeetsBeta vulgarisBeets are generally considered a root vegetable, but the leavesare actually the most nutritional part of the plant. Soil quality isimportant; a garden bed of loose loam enables the taproot to minenutrients from deep in the soil. Though plants are fairly heattolerant, flavor is best when a beet matures in cool and soilBeets are easy to grow in the right conditions:a sunny space with well drained soil with a pH between 6 and sure to amend heavy soil with compost to prevent misshapenroots.

2 If you are growing Beets for the greens, a part-shadelocation will yield good results throughout the cooler months, beginning about a monthbefore the last expected spring frost. For a prolonged yield,stagger spring plantings every 2 to 3 weeks, and plant again inlate summer for a fall harvest. Daytime temperatures of 60 to65 F are ideal for beet will sprout in 1 to 3 weeks. Though seedsgerminate in soils as cold as 45 F, seedlings appear most quicklywhen soil temperature is between 60 and 80 seedlings after the first true leaves open so plantsare spaced about 2 inches apart. Use scissors to avoid disturbingthe tender roots of the remaining plants, and use the thinnings insalads.

3 Or, you can delay thinning until plants are 6 to 8 inchestall, and enjoy the beet tops as saut ed regularly and do not crowd plants. After thinning,mulch around the plants to help keep soil evenly moist andsuppress are heavy feeders. After the first true leaves fullydevelop, fertilize with an all-purpose vegetable food, or an organickelp or slow-release fertilizer. If using kelp, apply weekly untilplants are 3-inches greens when they are 4 to 6 inches high. Roots aremost tender when harvested at 2 inches or roots are a source of Vitamin C, Folate, andessential minerals, including Potassium and Manganese. The topssupply the same benefits, plus large amounts of Vitamins A and Kas well as Iron, Calcium, and A beet seed is actually adried fruit, whichcan contain up tofour seeds.

4 This iswhy seedlings areoften clumpedtogether .. andwhy thinning is QueenDetroit Dark RedEarly WonderDescriptionDeep red, tender and sweet. Fine-grained roots maintain color variety with dark red,sweet, globe-shaped roots. variety with tastyabundant greens. Dark red rootsare delicious performance on poor soilsIntroduced in 1892 and still agardeners grow to a height of to Harvest55 to 7052 to 6552 to 60