Chioggia Beet
Burpee
Beautiful, sweet-flavored roots look like bull’s eyes, with concentric red and white alternating rings. Mild-flavored greens are ideal raw or cooked, Harvest in abou 54 days. SOW in well-worked soil after danger of frost in spring. In frost-free areas, sow in fall. Sow thinly in rows 12” apart and cover with ½” of fine soil, Firm lightly and keep evenly moist. Seedlings emerge in 14-21 days. THIN to stand about 3” apart when seedlings are 1-2” tall.
| sun | full |
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| depth | 1/2“ |
| thin | 3” |
| outdoor sow | 4 weeks before final frost |
| indoor sow | |
| germ. temp | 50-85 F |
| sprout time | 14-21 days |
| transplant | |
| container ready | |
| harvest time | 54 days |
| frost resistant | |
| heat resistant | |
| continuous sow | every 3 weeks |
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