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Beets
(Beta vulgaris)

Historically speaking, beets seem to be a relatively new vegetable. With no firm records of their existence prior to the 1600s, what we call a "beet" today was known as a "Blood Turnip" up until the late 1880s.

Because the plants have a long taproot, beets like well worked, loam soil. However, if the soil is too rich, you may experience forked roots or plants that go to seed. Beets tend to toughen as they mature. Table varieties can be eaten raw, canned, pickled, baked or boiled.

Approximately 50 to 80 seeds per gram.


Boltardy BeetsBoltardy
60 days
— A Detroit-type beet from Holland that has deep-red, ringless flesh with smooth skin.  Hardy enough to withstand cool weather sowings in spring and is highly resistant to bolting.
Qty:    4 gram Sampler - $1.95
Item 3040131
Qty:    7 gram Packet - $2.95
Item 3040132

Bull's Blood BeetsBull's Blood
60 days
— The tops of this variety are quite tasty, sweet and beautifully colored.  Matures in thirty five days for tops and sixty days for roots.  Developed in the Netherlands from the French variety, 'Crapaudine.'  Heat resistant.
Qty:    4 gram Sampler - $1.95
Item 3040081
Qty:    7 gram Packet - $2.95
Item 3040082

Burpee's Golden BeetBurpee's Golden
55 days
— This dual purpose variety was bred and released by W. Atlee Burpee Company.  Reportedly available since about 1828.  Similar to, and possibly the same as, 'Golden Detroit'.

The immature leaves are an attractive green with yellow stems and can be used raw in salads.  More mature tops have a mild flavor when cooked as greens or sautéed.

The roots are sweet, a dark golden color with the flesh deep yellow, and are excellent pickled, boiled, steamed, stir fried, or grated raw into salads.  They retain their sweetness very well. The flesh does not bleed like red beet.

click for recipe for a traditional recipe for cooking greens.

Qty:    4 gram Sampler - $2.05
Item 3040111
Qty:    7 gram Packet - $3.15
Item 3040112

Chiogga BeetsChiogga (Bull's Eye)
65 days
— Chiogga (Pronounced "key oh juh") is an Italian heirloom.  Slicing reveals alternating red and white rings, like a target.  The mild flavored tops can also be used raw or cooked as greens
.
Qty:    4 gram Sampler - $1.95
Item 3040061
Qty:    7 gram Packet - $2.95
Item 3040062

Crimson Globe BeetsCrimson Globe
65 days
— Grows quickly for an early harvest.  Excellent taste and texture.

The globe-shaped roots will reach three inches in diameter, are deep red, slightly zoned, and tender.

Qty:    4 gram Sampler - $1.95
Item 3040141
Qty:    7 gram Packet - $2.95
Item 3040142

Crosby Egyptian BeetCrosby Egyptian
60 days
— One of the largest early varieties that will keep shape until fall.  Tops can reach 16 inches.  Roots are uniform shape, smooth skinned, and flattened heart shaped.

"Egyptian" beet varieties were developed in Germany in the 1860s. The "Crosby" strain originated from the efforts of Josiah Crosby, an Arlington, Massachusetts market gardener who selected to retain the earliness, increase the depth, and remove the roughness of 'Flat Egyptian.'  It was introduced commercially in 1885 by James J. H. Gregory of Marblehead, Massachusetts.2

Qty:    4 gram Sampler - $1.95
Item 3040071
Qty:    7 gram Packet - $2.95
Item 3040072

Cylindra Beets - Victory Heirloom SeedsCylindra (Butter Slicer or Formanova)
45 to 80 days
— This Danish variety. As the name suggests, produces a beet that is elongated (six to eight inches) making it ideal for slicing.  As a slicer, it produces many more uniform slices than globe shaped varieties.  Sweet, tender, and smooth skinned with small, edible, reddish green tops.
Qty:    4 gram Sampler - $1.95
Item 3040011
Qty:    7 gram Packet - $2.95
Item 3040012

Detroit Dark Red
58 days
— Introduced in the United States in 1892 by the D. M. Ferry Seed Company, the Detroit Dark Red is said to be the most popular garden variety today.  Its origin are based in the European Early Blood Turnip.

Very tasty fresh out of the garden, it also maintains its taste and texture well after being canned or pickled.

Globe shaped, excellent color, sweet, smooth and tender.

Waiting for Winter - Victory Heirloom Seeds

Fall Crop - Victory Heirloom Seeds

Qty:    4 gram Sampler - $1.95
Item 3040021
Qty:    7 gram Packet - $2.95
Item 3040022

Early WonderTall Top Beet - Victory Heirloom SeedsEarly Wonder Tall Top
55 days
— This variety yields crimson-red flesh with flattened globe-shaped roots and tall, bright, dark green succulent tops.  You can use the tender leaves for greens and the dark red roots for salads, pickled, borsch or cooked.   Originally introduced to the United States in 1811.

click for recipe for a traditional recipe for cooking greens.

Qty:    4 gram Sampler - $1.95
Item 3040031
Qty:    7 gram Packet - $2.95
Item 3040032

Green Top BunchingGreen Top Bunching
60 days
— The roots are flattened globe shaped and tasty.  The fifteen inch tops are good for greens and hold their color well.

click for recipe for a traditional recipe for cooking greens.

Qty:    4 gram Sampler - $1.95
Item 3040091
Qty:    7 gram Packet - $2.95
Item 3040092

Ruby Queen Beet - Victory Heirloom SeedsRuby Queen
55 days
— This variety is popular in the Northeast and as a canning variety.  Performs well in poor soil.  The beets are round with smooth skin and shoulders and have a fine, buttery texture.  The interior is a uniform dark red with no zoning.  Tops are dull green with a bit of maroon and reach a height of ten to twelve inches.  This beet also holds their shape well when crowded.  An "All-American Selection
®" winner in 1957.
Qty:    4 gram Sampler - $1.95
Item 3040041
Qty:    7 gram Packet - $2.95
Item 3040042

  1. "The Heirloom Gardener", Carolyn Jabs, Sierra Club Books, 1984
  2. "Descriptions of Types of Principal American Varieties of Red Garden Beets", USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 374, April 1940


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