Description
Detroit Dark Red Beet
Plump, dark roots with sweet, juicy flesh are perfect for canning, pickling, freezing and fresh use. Pick early for delicious baby beets. Tasty tops can be cooked or eaten raw in salads. Easy to grow. Packet is 4g.
Planting
Start beets outdoors in loose, well-drained soil in early spring as soon as soil can be worked, or up to six weeks before fall frost. Beets prefer a cool climate and can tolerate mild frost.
Harvest
Harvest Plant every two to three weeks for continuous harvest. Keep soil moist for best growth, easy harvest and sweetest flavor.
- Plant Space: 4"
- Row Space: 18"
- Sprouts in 6-12 days
- Matures in 60 days
- Seed Count: Approx. 290