Sugar Beet Seeds - Beet, 20 seeds

Quantity: 20 Seeds / pack

Sugar beets (Beta vulgaris) grow large, sweet ivory roots along with tender leafy tops that can also be cooked like greens. Each packet contains 20 seeds.

Seed Information

• Plant type: cool-season root vegetable
• Common name: sugar beet
• Botanical name: Beta vulgaris
• Life cycle: biennial, harvested as an annual
• Sunlight: full sun
• Watering: regular; keep soil evenly moist
• Soil: loose, well-drained, rich soil
• Planting time: direct sow in spring as soon as the soil can be worked

Growing Instructions

• Direct sow in spring as soon as the soil can be worked; beets tolerate cool weather but not heavy frost.
• Sow about 1/2-1 inch deep in loose, well-drained, rich soil in full sun.
• Seeds generally germinate in 7-14 days at soil temperatures of about 55-75°F.
• Thin seedlings to 3-4 inches apart in rows 12-18 inches apart when they are a few inches tall.
• Water regularly; letting the soil dry out can make roots woody or misshapen.
• Roots are generally ready about 90-100 days after sowing.
• Harvest when roots are between golf-ball and tennis-ball size; smaller roots are the most tender, and greens can be picked along the way.