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Lutz Greenleaf Beet

Lutz Greenleaf Beet

$4.00 USD
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Large, red beet especially well suited for winter storage. These have gorgeous tops: if you get the watering just right, you can have a huge yield of greens at harvest time which blanch and freeze beautifully.  If you want the large beautiful beets that are the potential of this variety, plant by June 1 here in the Methow. They don’t seem to size up if planted later.

 

~150 seeds per packet

How To Grow

Scab can be prevented by 1) making sure that pH level is near 7.0 (or slightly acidic, 6.5), 2) keep 2 years rotation between beets (or potatoes) in same spot, 3) no wood ashes or fresh manure in soil 4) check for adequate Boron

  • Days to Maturity: 45-75
  • Outdoors: April 1 for early, June 15 for winter beets
  • Seed Plant seeds ½” deep and 1” apart, thin to 4” in rows 18-24” apart
  • Ideal germination temperature: Optimum: 80 : Range: 60-85
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  • Why choose locally grown, regionally adapted seeds?

    ✿ Our seeds are intentionally bred to maximize resilience, be resistant to pests and diseases, produce vigorously, and taste delicious.

    ✿ That means our seeds come from plants grown right here and have started the process of acclimating to this region, which makes them easier to grow.

    ✿ We aim to work our land in a way that honors our human and more-than-human kin in the water, soil, and air.

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