Wetsel Seed™ Chiogga Beet Seed Classic For Sale

This Italian variety of garden beet is also known as “candy stripe beet” because of its alternating rings of scarlet-red and white roots. The young leaves make delicious greens. Beets are very easy-to-grow and prefer cool weather, though they tolerate a wide range of conditions.

Planting Information:

When and Where to Plant: Select a sunny, well drained location and sow seed as soon as the ground can be worked. Repeat at 3 week intervals until late summer. For best results, loosen soil with spade or fork, fertilize with vegetable food and smooth with rake. Great in containers and sunny flower beds. Firm soil over seed.
Care: Keep soil moist, weed free, and apply vegetable food every 4 weeks.
Harvesting: Pull innavidual plants when roots are about 2 in./5 cm. across.

Seed Variety: Beet, Chiogga
Germination Time: 10 – 20 Days
Days to Maturity: 55 – 60 Days
Planting Depth: 1/2 in.
Seed Spacing: 1 in.
Spacing Between Rows: 12 in. – 18 in.
Space After Thinning: 2 in. – 3 in.
Light Requirements: Full Sun