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A reliable choice for home gardeners, this popular beet produces uniform roots with tender flesh that holds its rich colour when cooked. Enjoy the roots roasted, boiled, pickled, or added to soups and salads for a hearty homegrown harvest.
Don’t overlook the tops, either. The nutritious green leaves can be harvested young for salads or allowed to mature and prepared like other leafy greens. Detroit Dark Red performs best in loose, well-drained soil and can be planted in succession to help extend the harvest. Beets prefer cooler growing conditions, making them a practical choice for spring and late-summer planting.
Whether you’re filling the pantry with pickled beets or simply looking for a reliable vegetable for the garden, Detroit Dark Red has earned its place as a tried-and-true favourite.
Plant near brassicas, bush beans, cabbage, garlic, lettuce, onions, or kohlrabi but away from pole beans. Onions protect beets against borers and cutworms.
Beets are a cool season crop and seeds can be sown directly in the garden in early Spring as soon as the soil can be worked. Optimum soil temperature (not air temperature) should be 10-29°C (50-84°F) for seeds to germinate. Planting at a lower temperature will delay germination. Space seeds and plant to the depth indicated below. Press seeds into the soil to ensure good contact and cover with 1.3 cm (1/2 in.) of soil. After planting, water the seeds with a gentle mist or shower. It is critical to keep the soil consistently moist, but not soggy during germination. When your seedlings reach a height of a few centimetres (inches) and have developed 2 or 3 pairs of leaves, it is important to thin them out, according to the plant spacing indicated below. Do not allow the soil to become dry, as young plants have underdeveloped roots and can quickly dehydrate, particularly in windy conditions.
Overall rating: 4.6106873 / 5 from 131 reviews.
Detroit Dark Red Beet Seeds are highly praised for their rich, earthy flavor and vibrant color. Customers appreciate their versatility for fresh, canned, pickled, and frozen uses. The product is also valued for its fast and efficient shipping.
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"I absolutely love the detroit dark red beets, they're such great producers and so easy to grow from sowing, to germination, to harvesting. And don't get me started on their taste! Absolutely amazing and the texture rather you cook them or pickle them absolutely great!"
"Absolutely loving the bulk size packs, im finding my germination rates are alot better. Also the beets are absolutely beautiful and such a nice dark red and delicious. Will most definitely buying the bulk pack again"
"Almost nothing grew. Disappointing because I love beets"
"The beets are growing well, but the yellow beans only has about 1/3 of them grow"
"Most of the beets came up, some didnt"
"100% success rate!"
"About one third of seeds did not grow."
"Gordon"
"plants are doing well"
"Too early to tell however, there is signs of life, and the rows are straight, so I'll keep you posted."
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