Growing Guides

ABOUT THE PLANT Description: The sugar beet is a white, conical-shaped root with a flat crown. The skin is rough and cream-colored, while the flesh is crisp, firm, and ivory colored. A mature sugar beet root can grow to weigh...

ABOUT THE PLANT Description: These beets are smooth, round and solid-white, which means they never bleed or stain. They are sweet and packed with flavor. Even when grown quite large they do not become woody or bitter, and they store...

ABOUT THE PLANT Description: The Ruby Queen is a round, smooth-skinned beet, mild and sweet with a smooth buttery texture that is more tender than any other beet. The short leaves are green with maroon edges. It is a variety...

ABOUT THE PLANT Description: The Chioggia beet has 1"–3" pinkish/red roots with alternating concentric rings of bright pinkish/red and white. It has an especially sweet and mild earthy flavor. The leaf tops are crisp, green and delicious. Origin: Beets are believed...

ABOUT THE PLANT Description: A sweet (even sweeter than deep reds) and tender beet with oval-shaped orange roots and golden flesh. When cooked the flesh will stay golden and won't bleed. The edible tops are deep, glossy green.  The roots...

ABOUT THE PLANT Description: This popular beet is early maturing, high yielding, and produces a deep red beet that is sweet and tender. The abundant leaves are dark green on red stems and delicious. They are ready for harvest in...

ABOUT THE PLANT Description: A beet grown for its foliage as much as its beet root. The leaves are dark red, tender and sweet growing to 16”. The beet root is blood red and one of the best for harvesting...

ABOUT THE PLANT Description: An early bunching beet with a sweet, deep crimson red, 3-5" beet having a flattened globe shape.  The skin is smooth. The dark green tops are 14-18" tall.  The beets grow primarily above the soil, but...

ABOUT THE PLANT Description: A long cylindrical shaped beet growing 6 to 8 inches long and 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter. The flavor is sweet, earthy, and bold. Their shape is ideal for a larger yield in a...

Beet Detroit Dark Red One of the most popular beets, Detroit Dark Red, is the choice for a reliable harvest of classic American beets! It has a sweet taste, delicate texture with little or no zoning, and a blood-red color....