Dark Red Detroit Beet
Cures in 58 days
Planting companion : Beans, strawberries, cucumbers, onions, and members of the cabbage family but avoid the neighborhood with tomato, leek, carrot and potato.
This blood red beet is one of the most popular beets and is commonly used for canning! The green and red stems can be harvested earlier and eaten in salads. One third of the leaves can be harvested without damaging and endangering the plant.
Sow the beet seeds directly outside, 4 weeks before the last expected frost. Plant them in full sun in rich, well-drained soil 1 "deep and 1" apart. Germination should take place within 5 to 15 days. Since each beet seed can hold up to 8 seeds, seedlings will need to be thinned 3 "apart. Uprooted plants will produce a second crop and place their harvest about 2 weeks behind the first harvest. not to damage the seedlings during weeding They like cool weather and can survive temperatures up to - 3 ° VS !! (25 ° F).
Beets taste better and are more tender when harvested between 1 "and 3" in diameter. After uprooting them, trim the foliage to about 1 "from the stem to prevent the beets from bleeding. Detroit Dark Red beets store well for later use or for canning.
Detroit Dark Red Beet
Matures in 58 daysPlantation Companion : Beans, strawberries, cucumbers, onions and members of the cabbage family but avoid the neighborhood with tomato, leek, carrot and potato.
This blood red beet is one of the most popular beets and is commonly used for canning! The green and red stems can be harvested earlier and eaten in salads. One third of the leaves can be harvested without damaging and endangering the plant.
Sow the beet seeds directly outside, 4 weeks before the last expected frost. Plant them in full sun in rich, well-drained soil 1 "deep and 1" apart. Germination should take place within 5 to 15 days. Since each beet seed can hold up to 8 seeds, seedlings will need to be thinned 3 "apart. Uprooted plants will produce a second crop and place their harvest about 2 weeks behind the first harvest. Do not damage seedlings when weeding They like cool weather and can survive temperatures down to -3 ° VS !! (25 ° F).
Beets taste better and are more tender when harvested between 1 "and 3" in diameter. After uprooting them, trim the foliage to about 1 "from the stem to prevent the beets from bleeding. Detroit Dark Red beets store well for later use or for canning.