Beets Vegetable Seeds

Beets Vegetable Seeds

11 varieties

11 products

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How to Plant Beets Vegetable Seeds

Fast Facts

Planting season
Cool Season
Life cycle
Annual
Sowing method
Direct Sow
Seed prep
Requires Light, Soaking
Light
Full Sun
Water needs
Average
Planting depth
1/2 inch
Spacing
Varies by variety
Mature height
Varies by variety
Hardiness zones
2 to 12
Days to maturity
Varies by variety

Ranges cover every variety in this group. Check the product page for the exact figures.

About Beets Vegetable Seeds

Beets Vegetable Seeds grow in full sun positions. The figures below are the ones on the packets in this group; each product page carries the exact numbers for that variety.

When to plant

Plant in cool season. Sow directly where the plants are to grow; this variety does not transplant happily. Soaking or nicking the seed coat before sowing speeds up and evens out germination. Hardy in zones 2 to 12 — your local frost dates decide the exact week.

Where to plant

Choose a site in full sun. Water needs are average once the plants are established. Free-draining soil matters more than rich soil; seed sown into ground that stays wet rots before it germinates.

How to plant

Sow 1/2 inch deep. This seed needs light to germinate, so press it onto the surface and firm it in rather than burying it. Water gently to settle the soil, then keep the surface evenly moist until seedlings or shoots appear.

How to care

Keep watering average, at the base of the plant rather than over the leaves. Grown as an annual, so plan to sow again next season.

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