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Bull's Blood Beet Greens

35-60 days. Bull's Blood is grown for its delicious, slightly globe-shaped Beets and its richly flavorful, gorgeous leaves that mature from green to vibrant merlot-red. For the drama of Radicchio without its bitterness, grow it as baby greens for scissor-harvest at 35 days. Let a few of these ornamental plants flower to keep beneficial insects happy. (OP.)

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    • Direct-sow Beet Green seeds as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring when the soil has warmed to about 50°F and through the summer for successive crops. Scissor-harvest both young, tender leaves and more mature leaves for both salads and sautes. Beet Greens, eaten together with Beets, ensure a dinner rich in vitamins and minerals. Deer resistant.
  • Gardening Tips
    • Beet Sowing Instructions
      Planting Depth      : 1⁄4"-1⁄2"
      Row Spacing: 12"
      Seed Spacing: 1"
      Days to Germination: 6-12 days
      Germination Temperature: 45°-75°F

      Beets grow from compound seeds, which may produce several seedlings. Enhance germination by soaking the Beet seeds for an hour in bathtubwarm water. Planting Beets too early may cause stunting and bolting (going to seed), so wait until the soil has warmed to at least 45°F and there is no chance of hard frost. Beets prefer evenly moist, moderately fertile soil. Keep the Beet bed wellweeded, carefully thinning to 3" between plants when seedlings are about 2" tall. Baby Beets make the most choice eating. Harvest them on the smaller side to enjoy their sweet taste and smooth texture. (Or, harvest a bit larger for winter storage.) Enjoy chilled, with goat cheese, black olives and dried cranberries over baby greens with a raspberry vinaigrette. Yum. Or roast them whole with other root vegetables for hearty winter dinners. Beet greens are delicious too when steamed and dressed with butter and lemon juice.

      Tips for Harvesting and Storing Root Vegetables

      Baby Beets
      If you’re planning to serve your tender baby Beets whole and unpeeled, try hilling the soil around their shoulders as they grow. This will keep the skin from hardening over and losing its smooth, red appearance.

      Beet Geometry Saves Time
      Beets do long service in the garden, from the first snippets of spring greens to rich, flavorful storage beets in winter. But their “seeds” are actually pods containing multiple seeds, so rows must be laboriously thinned. Turn that trait into a time-saver by planting multi-plant blocks. Using soil blocks or plug trays, sow two seeds in each block. This will produce four or five seedlings per block. Plant the blocks 10" apart in rows 12" apart. They will grow fine in clusters, and you’ll have plenty of space in between for cultivating in two directions~much easier than weeding a crowded row. The same trick works for Onion seedlings, which are also difficult to weed. Plant them in groups of four and they will push themselves apart a bit as they grow.

      Late Great Beets
      Storage Beets need to be planted early in the season to give them plenty of time to make full size. But did you know you could start a second crop of smaller beets just for fresh fall eating? Sow these six weeks before the last expected frost date in your area. You’ll be rewarded with tender, tasty Beets that you can harvest all the way up to the first hard freeze. They’re great steamed in a covered pan with butter or even sliced raw in salads. And the tender greens are delicious too. The cool weather keeps them mild and fresh tasting.

      Shade Tolerance

      Deer Resistant Seed Varieties

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Direct-sow Beet Green seeds as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring when the soil has warmed to about 50°F and through the summer for successive crops. Scissor-harvest both young, tender leaves and more mature leaves for both salads and sautes. Beet Greens, eaten together with Beets, ensure a dinner rich in vitamins and minerals. Deer resistant.
  • Beet Sowing Instructions
    Planting Depth    : 1⁄4"-1⁄2"
    Row Spacing: 12"
    Seed Spacing: 1"
    Days to Germination: 6-12 days
    Germination Temperature: 45°-75°F

    Beets grow from compound seeds, which may produce several seedlings. Enhance germination by soaking the Beet seeds for an hour in bathtubwarm water. Planting Beets too early may cause stunting and bolting (going to seed), so wait until the soil has warmed to at least 45°F and there is no chance of hard frost. Beets prefer evenly moist, moderately fertile soil. Keep the Beet bed wellweeded, carefully thinning to 3" between plants when seedlings are about 2" tall. Baby Beets make the most choice eating. Harvest them on the smaller side to enjoy their sweet taste and smooth texture. (Or, harvest a bit larger for winter storage.) Enjoy chilled, with goat cheese, black olives and dried cranberries over baby greens with a raspberry vinaigrette. Yum. Or roast them whole with other root vegetables for hearty winter dinners. Beet greens are delicious too when steamed and dressed with butter and lemon juice.

    Tips for Harvesting and Storing Root Vegetables

    Baby Beets
    If you’re planning to serve your tender baby Beets whole and unpeeled, try hilling the soil around their shoulders as they grow. This will keep the skin from hardening over and losing its smooth, red appearance.

    Beet Geometry Saves Time
    Beets do long service in the garden, from the first snippets of spring greens to rich, flavorful storage beets in winter. But their “seeds” are actually pods containing multiple seeds, so rows must be laboriously thinned. Turn that trait into a time-saver by planting multi-plant blocks. Using soil blocks or plug trays, sow two seeds in each block. This will produce four or five seedlings per block. Plant the blocks 10" apart in rows 12" apart. They will grow fine in clusters, and you’ll have plenty of space in between for cultivating in two directions~much easier than weeding a crowded row. The same trick works for Onion seedlings, which are also difficult to weed. Plant them in groups of four and they will push themselves apart a bit as they grow.

    Late Great Beets
    Storage Beets need to be planted early in the season to give them plenty of time to make full size. But did you know you could start a second crop of smaller beets just for fresh fall eating? Sow these six weeks before the last expected frost date in your area. You’ll be rewarded with tender, tasty Beets that you can harvest all the way up to the first hard freeze. They’re great steamed in a covered pan with butter or even sliced raw in salads. And the tender greens are delicious too. The cool weather keeps them mild and fresh tasting.

    Shade Tolerance

    Deer Resistant Seed Varieties

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