Seed Savers Organic Detroit Dark Red Beet

Great for canning and fresh eating, this variety is a good keeper, producing round, blood-red, 3"-diameter roots. This historic variety was introduced in 1892 by D.M. Ferry & Company. Original selections were made from the Early Blood Turnip beet by Mr. Reeves of Port Hope, Ontario, Canada.

• 60-65 days
• ±1,700 seeds/oz
• Organic
• Very dark red color
• Prolific
• Stores well
• 100 seeds

This variety works for:

• Fresh eating
• Steaming
• Boiling
• Baking
• Soup
• Pickling
• Canning

You can shred the raw, peeled root and add it to baked goods like muffins or chocolate cake. This is a great variety for making "beet burgers" using quinoa and chickpeas.

If you're looking for an alternative to the traditional pickled beet, try adding beets to your sauerkraut and kimchi.

Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors as soon as soil can be worked in spring. Seeds will germinate in 5-10 days. Plant at two-week intervals for a steady harvest. All parts of the beet plant are edible.

• Direct Seed: 2" Apart
• Seed Depth: 1/2"
• Rows Apart: 20-24"
• Thin: 4-6" Apart