55 Days. This Danish home variety of beets are wonderful for slicing! The delicious, dark red roots with small tops are a good choice for your own garden.
1315 ~ DARK RED DETROIT BEETS
60 Days. This heritage variety was first introduced in 1892, and is still the most popular beet grown in the U.S.A. today. These tasty, dark red, globe shaped beets make a good crop for canning or eating fresh.
1312 ~ BULL'S BLOOD
35 days for baby leaf tops or 55 days for edible roots. The juice from these beets is the only red food coloring allowed in Sweden. This remarkably sweet variety looks as good as it tastes. The beautiful, dark purple, dark tops make excellent baby greens, while the tasty roots are good fresh or canned.
1313 ~ CHIOGGA
50 Days. First introduced in America in the late 1840's, originally from Italy. Beautiful red and white alternating rings that resemble a bull's eye. Excellent for eating and pickling. Very tender, can be eaten raw.
1340 ~ RUBY QUEEN
52 Days. An all American winner in 1957. It delivers a very smooth, round, red beet, with a sweet buttery texture. 12 inch tops. Excellent eating.
Tall vigorous dark-green 16-18 in. tops tinged with maroon, excellent for greens, dark purplish red 3 in. flattened globes, used as a first early variety or for midsummer, bunching beet used in home or market gardens.
Pkg. of 100 Seeds $2.99 each.
AUNT MARTHA'S GARDEN
Heirloom Beet Seeds
Beta vulgaris
13161 ~ CROSBY'S EGYPTION
55 Days, First introduced in 1880 when seedsman James Gregory purchased this beet from market gardener Josiah Crosby. Very tasty flattened beets with exceptional flavor. This beet is grown in more places around the world than any other variety.
