Matures in 60 Days

Height 12 to 16 Inches

Developed in Germany in the 1860s, this flat, saucer-shaped beet was refined by Josiah Crosby, a Boston-based market farmer. An early variety that produces a heavy yield of delicious beets, it is excellent boiled, baked, or pickled. Enjoy the tops and nutritious roots chopped up in a salad.

SOWINGPlant seeds in cooler weather, when soil is above 40 degrees F, about 4 weeks after the last hard frost. Plant seeds inch deep and 1 inch apart, in rows approximately 12 to 18 inches apart. Cover seeds with 1 inches of soil, well pressed down. Water well at planting time.

THINNINGWhen plants are 4 to 6 inches tall, thin to 4 to 6 inches apart, in rows 12 to 18 inches apart.

GERMINATIONGerminates in 7 to 14 days depending on soil and temperature conditions.

REMARKSYoung beet tops make excellent greens. For beets all summer, stagger your plantings about every 3 weeks.