Bull's Blood Beet
Price: $3.12
SKU: 3040081
60 days — 'Bull's Blood' is very attractive and commonly grown as an ornamental bedding plant. Since the tops of this variety are quite tasty, sweet and beautifully colored, they are also harvested when young and tender as a salad "green." Maturity is about thirty five days for tops and sixty days for the roots.
Beets are rich in the beneficial carotenoid lycopene, which are effective at scavenging the molecules that have been linked to cancer-causing free radicals. Bright red vegetables are also shown to be useful in increasing blood flow and circulation which is beneficial for heart and lung health.
Introduced by K. Sahin, Zaden B.V. of The Netherlands in 1986. It was developed by the late seedsman, Kees Sahin (1944-2006) from a selection of the French variety, 'Crapaudine.' With his background in ornamental plants and flowers, he selected for the darkest color and most attractive plant growth habits. It is heat resistant. Each packet contains four grams which is approximately 200 seeds.
Firm the soil over the seeds and keep moist, making sure that the young roots do not dry out, until seedlings appear. When plants are 1½ to 3-inches tall, thin to three inches apart. The “thinnings” can be eaten as “baby greens.” Water weekly (or as required) in dry weather. Control weeds.
- After a prolonged illness Kees Sahin passed away in September 2006. A year later Elisabeth Sahin decided to sell the company to Takii & Co. Ltd. Japan. In August 2008 the head office of K. SAHIN, Zaden B.V. moved to the premises of Takii Europe B.V. in De Kwakel. [Source: K. SAHIN, Zaden B.V. web site, 12/6/11]
Customer Reviews:
By Martin Valeri on January 2, 2021
Bull's Blood is a great beet. I'll be growing them regularly. The tops are purple, which is unusual. They taste great. The beets are not as dark as a Detroit Dark Red, a deep medium red, and very tasty. Good germination, easy to grow.
By Rachel Lewis on February 6, 2015
Excellent beet variety! Easy to grow, each seed yielded two to three small beets to thin. Mature beets are earthy but sweet. Excellent for making beet kvass and pickled beets!
