Description
1 packet contains Beetroot Ruby Queen - 20 seeds.
Beetroot is able to provide you with anti-cancer and heart-protection properties thanks to its red pigments. Easy to grow, it is one of the top 10 vegetables grown in the home garden. Beetroot are easy to grow and ideal for anyone new to vegetable gardening.
And beetroot is for more than pickling. Try roast beetroot, or even try it in your burger when you, re having a barbecue. For best results, sow beetroot little and often, harvesting the roots when they are young, tender and the size of a golf ball. The leaves can also be eaten. If you grow varieties for winter storage, it is possible to have beetroot almost all year round.Seeds Specifications
| Seeds per Packet | 20 |
| Common Name | Beta vulgaris(Scientific Name) |
| Height | approximately 35.0 cm (1.14 feet) |
| Bloom Time | June to september |
| Difficulty Level | Easy |
Planting and care
- Thinning is necessary, as you may get more than one seedling out of each seed
- Then when they read about 2 inches high by pinching them off
- Pulling them out of the ground may disturb the close surrounding roots of nearby seedlings
- Established plants should be thinned to 3,4 inches between plants
- Mulch and water well
- Beets need to maintain plenty of moisture
- Any necessary cultivation should be gentle, beets have shallow roots that are easily disturbed
Beetroot F1 Hybrid care
- A soil pH above 5
- 5 to 6 is best, otherwise, growth will be stunted
- Beets are a good indicator of soil pH
- Till in aged manure before planting
- Beets require especially good nutrition and a high phosphorus level to germinate
- Go easy on nitrogen, however, an excess will cause sprawling greens and tiny bulbs beneath the soil
- Wait until the soil reaches 50 degrees before planting
- Plant seeds inch deep and 1-2 inches apart
- Make sure soil remains moist for germination
- In zones with low moisture and rainfall, soak the seeds for 24 hours before planting
- Early crop can be planted in March/April, and late crop anytime from June to September
- Successive plantings are also possible as long as the weather doesn t exceed 75 degrees F
- Space plantings about 20 days apart
- Winter crops are a definite possibility in Zone 9 and above
| Sunlight | Full sun, partial sun |
| Watering | Water every 10-14 days in dry spells. |
| Soil | Beetroot will grow in any well-drained garden soil but require fertile conditions with a pH of between 6.5 and 7.5. |
| Temperature | Around 45 Degree F |
| Fertilizer | Apply any organic fertilizer. |
| Harvest Season | When you can start seeing the root, you will have a good idea of its size. The beetroots are ready to harvest when they are approximately the size of a small orange; too large and they won t be as tasty. |
Beetroot F1 Hybrid special feature
Beets are a cool season vegetable crop. This root veggie grows quickly and has many different varieties which showcase deep red, yellow or white bulbs of different shapes.
Beetroot F1 Hybrid uses
Ornamental Use:
Medicinal Use:
- Beetroot is usefull for Inflammation, Exercise and athletic performance, Heart health and blood pressure, Dementia, Diabetes
Culinary Use:
- Beetroot is a popular vegetable, eaten boiled, pickled, or grated raw for salads
- It is the main ingredient of borscht, a soup of Ukrainian origin
- Beetroot juice is marketed as a healthy drink, alone or mixed with other juices