Description
Prized by professional chefs. Rich, round, golden-yellow beets are very sweet and don’t bleed like red beets. Begin pulling beetroots up at 1”, up to 3” for the most well-developed flavor and tenderness. For storage, cut off the greens 2” above the top of the beet. Plant a heavily seeded row every 2 weeks for a continuous supply of baby beet greens, which are delicious (and very healthy) in their own right. Combine roasted golden beets with goat cheese in a salad for a special treat. Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seed.
- Days to germinate: 5-10 (soaking seed overnight aids germination)
- Days to maturity: 55
- Start indoors: Not recommended
- Sow outdoors 2-4 weeks before the last frost.
- Seed spacing: 2-4”; thinnings can be used for salad
- Seed depth: ½”
- Produce size: Best picked at between 1-3” across
- Yield: 1 beetroot per seed
- Mature plant height: 12”
- Suitable for container growing: Yes
- Year of discovery: 1828
