Detroit Dark Red Beet

This was my grandpa's favorite beet. It grows well in hard soil and the skin slips off very easily after boiling. As with most beets, it will bleed like crazy if you remove too much of the tops and then try and boil it to remove the skin. Great flavor, a little more earthy than some but very good.

Great flavor. Tender even when they get a bit big. Greenery reached 18-22". Great texture for pickling. Do not like to get crowded. No cracking experienced here. Large leaves keep the roots well shaded. Germination rate is great.

The germination rate was awesome, however, I waited 5 months after sowing the seeds in fall, and the beets never really took off. The leaves were tiny and didn’t really grow. Not sure what went wrong. The carrots from seed savers pla planted at the same time did splendidly well in the same vegetable bed.

Planted 8/1 here in central Massachusetts. Had incredible success ,most were approaching baseball size. What canned is wonderful. The greens are my favorite part . We blanched and froze almost 35 lbs of greens , they were great all winter in soups and quiches. Highly recommend! And whats best is my 94 year old grandmother said these were the best she has ever had.

Planted in early spring for a early summer crop this year in Central Massachusetts. Wonderful again . This is a 2 crop deal for us now . Fall crops is doing great too.

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Solid, dependable beet! Stays tender to quite a large size, sweet with a firm texture. Greens are excellent eating, I treat them as a cut-and-come crop.