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Beet, Detroit Dark Red Seeds
Beta vulgaris
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As a popular variety of beet, the Detroit Dark Red Seeds offer a rich, earthy flavor and vibrant color.
Detroit Dark Red is the perfect all-purpose beet variety. This medium-early variety produces round, dark red roots. These beets are very enjoyable, growing tender and fine-grained throughout. Ideal for use fresh, canned, pickled and frozen. Tops are great for salads too!
- SKU: 143684
- Common Name: Beet
- Botanical Name: Beta vulgaris
Growing Information
Safe
for Bees
Grows
Best In:
Full Sun
Days to
Germination:
10 - 12 days
Water
Needs:
Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in.) per week
Days to
Maturity:
50 - 60 days
Key Features
- Plant Type: Vegetable
- Plant Lifecycle: Annual (plant every year)
- Seed Type: Heirloom
- Fill Weight (grams): 3.5 g
- Approximate Seed Count: 150-175
- Characteristics: Uniform shape | Slow to bolt | Preserving variety | High yielder | Long keeper
- Planting Method: Direct Sow
- Colour: Red
- Water Needs: Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in.) per week
- Landscape Use: Edible Garden
- Growth Habit: Root
- Resistance: Downy mildew | Cercospora leaf spot | Cercospora blight
- Tolerance: Light frost | Heat | Heavy soil
- Companion Planting:
Plant near brassicas, bush beans, cabbage, garlic, lettuce, onions, or kohlrabi but away from pole beans. Onions protect beets against borers and cutworms.
- Flavour: Wonderful earthy flavor
- Preparation Ideas: A great pickling variety
Instructions
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.
- Planting Depth: 1.3 cm (1/2in.)
- Seed Spacing: Sow beets seeds roughly 2.5 cm (1 in.) apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 30 cm (12 in.) apart.
- Plant Spacing: 8 cm (3 in.)
- Instructions for Nutrient Care: Apply SUPERThrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.
Suggestions
Growing Suggestions:
- Seeds not germinating? Beet seeds usually won’t germinate if the soil is too hot.
- Beets grow quickly and more seeds can be succession planted every 2 to 3 weeks until mid July for a continuous supply of beets.
- You can begin harvesting beets at any time. Tiny beets can be eaten as microgreens. Golf ball-sized beets are more tender, or full-size beets are great for turning into pickled beets
- To prevent beet bleeding, it is best to remove the skin after cooking.
- The skin on beets is easiest removed after beets are roasted, steamed or boiled. Once cool enough to handle, the skin is easily removed with a paper towel.
- Beets become woody when left too long in-ground
- Beets should be harvested before a hard frost.
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Overall rating: 4.6328125 / 5 from 128 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
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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- Shipping Efficiency: 12%
- Beet Quality: 20%
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Review highlights
- "BEets ahve grown really well, great value and great product." —
- "These beets hold their colour well and they make a rich flavoured soup." —
- "Fast and easy ordering and shipping" —
Reviews
70% came up
"Most of the beets came up, some didnt"
100% success rate!
"100% success rate!"
Poor quality seeds
"About one third of seeds did not grow."
plants are doing well
"plants are doing well"
Too Early for proper review😉
"Too early to tell however, there is signs of life, and the rows are straight, so I'll keep you posted."
Love this seed tape! My
"Love this seed tape! My beets are perfectly spaced!"
Good buy!
"Haven't planted yet, but seeds look good and here are lots in the pack."
Can’t Beet the tape
"Easy instructions and a joy to use. The proportions are correct. Will use these again and hope they come out with more varieties , like flowers too"
I think that they will
"I think that they will grow well in my garden but I will put the seeds in the garden in the last week May"
