Beets, Boro

Boro is hands-down one of the sweetest beets you'll ever taste, with smooth, deep red roots and almost no zoning rings. Ready in just 50 days, these beauties stay tender and delicious whether you pick them small for roasting whole or let them grow to full size for storage.

Beets: Beets are the ultimate dual-harvest garden superstars, providing both nutrient-dense greens within weeks and sweet, earthy roots in 50-70 days—all from a single, edible plant. Modern cultivars offer vibrant diversity, including golden (non-staining), striped Chioggia (candy-cane interior), and cylindrical shapes perfect for uniform slicing, with flavors ranging from sugary-sweet to mineral-rich.

• Growing Tips: Transplant 4 weeks before the last frost for a spring crop or midsummer for a fall harvest; space plants 3-4 inches apart, thinning seedlings progressively and eating the thinnings as microgreens.

• Sun Requirements: Full sun (6+ hours) to partial shade (4-6 hours minimum); tolerates more shade than most root crops.

• Preferred Soil: Loose, well-drained, fertile soil free of rocks or obstructions; optimal pH 6.5-7.5; avoid fresh manure which causes forked roots.

• Harvest Details: Harvest greens continuously before root maturity; pull baby roots at 1-1.5 inches for maximum tenderness or mature roots at 2-3 inches in diameter (50-70 days).