BEETROOT - Detroit Dark Red

Common Name: BEETROOT - Detroit Dark Red

Seeds Per Packet: Approx 75

Days to Harvest: 60 days

Watering: Medium

Plant Spacing: 10cm

Row Spacing: 30cm

Companion Plants: Beans, Cabbage Family, Peas

Additional Features: Direct-Sow Seeds, Easy Care Plants, Edible, Heirloom

Scientific Name: Beta vulgaris

Germination Time: 7-14 days

Position/Sunlight: Full Sun

Plant Height: 30-45cm

Cool/Mountain Sow: Sep-Apr

Arid Sow: All Year

Temperate Sow: Sep-Apr

Sub-Tropical Sow: All Year

Tropical Sow: All Year

How to Sow

Pre soak the seeds for 2 hours to moisten the hard seed coat. Beets can be started in trays and then transplanted but it is best to sow directly in rows approx 30cm apart. Plant the seeds in a rich soil about 15mm deep and about 10cm apart. Germination should take 1-2 weeks. Each beet seed pod holds about 8 beet seeds and these will need to be thinned out.

How to Harvest

Beet leaves can be harvested at any time. Beets can be harvested once they are about 4cm in diameter. Do not allow the beets to get larger than about 8cm in diameter as they will start to go woody. When harvesting, cut the stems to about 3cm above the beet to prevent the beet from bleeding.