Cylindrical, dark red/purple roots.
Good-tasting, avg. 5" long , 2" diameter beets are easy to cut into uniform slices for cooking or canning with little waste. Large, healthy tops for bunching. Good resistance to scab and cercospora. Roots tend to push up out of the ground as they grow. Shoulders will stay smoother if they are kept hilled. Replaced Forono. Unsized seed. Avg. 40,000 seeds/lb. Packet: 350 seeds.
Days to Maturity or Bloom: 54
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Beets
CULTURE: First-rate crops grow quickly in light or loamy soils with a pH over 6.0. In general, cool temperatures produce the best flesh color. Acute weather fluctuations will cause "zoning", white rings, in the roots.
TRANSPLANTING: Sow seed in a cold frame or indoors in early spring, about 5-6 weeks before transplanting out after heavy frosts become infrequent. Sow seeds 1/4" deep, 3-4 seeds per inch. Transplant out 3" apart in rows 12-18" apart.
DIRECT SEEDING: Begin early sowings when soil has warmed to 45°F 7°C. Sow in a 2-4" wide band, about 15 seeds/ft. (10/ft. if sown in single line), 1/2" deep, rows 12-18" apart. Thinning is not necessary. For a continuous supply of greens and small tender beets, sow seed at 2-week intervals until 8 weeks before regular heavy frosts are expected.
DISEASES: Keep beets well irrigated to prevent "scab", the same disorder that affects potatoes, causing raised brown rough spots on the mature roots. Internal breakdown or browning is most likely to occur in alkaline soils after prolonged hot, dry periods. This is caused by a deficiency of the nutrient boron. Rotate crops to prevent Cercospora leaf spot.
HARVEST AND STORAGE: Fork or undermine, lift plants, wash and hydrocool, and store bunches 10 days at 32°F/0°C and 95% humidity.
WINTER STORAGE OF ROOTS: Sow about 10 weeks before heavy freeze is expected. Cut tops, wash, and store 6 months at 32°F (0°C) and 95% humidity.
DAYS TO MATURITY: From direct seeding; subtract 14-21 days if transplants are used.
AVG. SEEDING RATE: (@15 seeds/ft. and 24" between rows): 150'/oz., 2,300'/lb., 9 lb./acre.
SIZED SEEDS: Where noted.
SEED SPECS: SEEDS/LB.: 17,000-40,000 (avg. 35,000).
SEEDS/OZ.: (avg. 2,200 seeds) sows 150'.
PACKET: 350 seeds sows 23'.
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