Bull's Blood Beet Seed

“Beet” boring side dishes and boost your health, to boot. This picture-perfect sweet beet also has very attractive deep reddish-purple leaves. Beets fuel your energy and are a natural blood thinner. Baby beet greens (along with steamed/cooled beets) are a delight in summer salads. The pretty pink interior rings make beautiful pickled beets, or simply roast them to get their full flavor. Heat- and cold-tolerant. Plant lots of beets in spring and fall! Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seed.

• Days to germinate: 5-17
• Days to maturity: 50
• Start indoors: Not recommended
• Sow outdoors after danger of frost has passed.
• Seed spacing: 1-2” apart, then thin seedlings to 3-5” apart. Use thinnings for salad.
• Seed depth: ½”
• Produce size: Best when harvested at 2-3” in diameter
• Yield: 1 root per plant
• Mature plant height: 12-18”
• Suitable for container growing: Yes
• Year of discovery: 1840