Plant a row and harvest striped, gold, red, and anything-in between beets from just one planting! This project started by crossing two of our favourite varieties from the BC Seed Trials in 2016.

Farm FarmFolk CityFolk

Species Beta vulgaris

Days to Maturity 60 days

Growing instructions 

Direct sow - 4 weeks after last frost to mid summer. Sow 5-10cm apart in row, 45cm apart, and 1cm deep. Full sun / part shade, cool season Biennial. Ideal soil pH of 6.0-6.8.

Germination - 5-12 days. For uniformly sized beets, thin to 7-15cm apart when seedlings are 5cm tall. Harvest at any stage, but for best flavour, pull the beets as soon as they reach full size of about 8-10cm.