Detroit Dark Red Beet Seeds

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Description

The classic variety

Days to Maturity: 60

For a versatile, all-around superb beet for eating fresh or canning, it's hard to top Detroit Dark Red Short Top. Ever since its 1892 introduction, this versatile variety has been delighting gardeners and cooks!

Whether you like baby beets harvested at their most succulent or full-bodied mature globes, Detroit Dark Red satisfies. It sprouts reliably even in cold spring weather, yet also holds beautifully in the heat. From its lush above-ground greens to its oxblood-red roots, this is a nutritious and delicious vegetable.

These mid-sized (up to 3 inches in diameter) roots are tender and sweet, with a smooth, round shape and fine-grained texture. The tops reach about a foot high, and make excellent greens—cut them sparingly as they grow, and you will always have a handful ready for the evening meal.

Beets are a cool-weather crop, direct-sown in fall or as soon as soil can be worked in spring. Before planting, make sure that the soil is as loose, rich, and well drained as possible, so that the root can grow without stress.

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Genus Beta
Species vulgaris
Variety Detroit Dark Red
Days to Maturity 60
Fruit Color Red
Plant Height 12 in
Additional Characteristics Cool Season, Edible
Harvest Season Early Summer, Late Spring
Light Requirements Full Sun
Moisture Requirements Moist,  well-drained
Resistance Cold Hardy, Heat Tolerant
Soil Tolerance Normal,  loamy
Uses Beds, Cuisine, Foliage Interest, Outdoor

Product Review Summary

Based on 4 reviews
The average rating for this product is 4.5 out of 5 stars
Overall Rating: 4.5/5.0

Customer Reviews

December 17, 2019

Great tasting beet!

This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars

Good germination in spring, ok germination in summer. These beets are delicious! I also planted the Touchstone Gold beets and my whole family preferred the taste of these. They were sweeter.

Jenny from NE
July 25, 2019

Great Beets

This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars

Great germination rate and good tasting beet. I used to not like beets but after making them fresh from the garden, I’m hooked and planting a fall crop!

Jenny from NE
March 13, 2018

Always works

This shopper rated the product 3 out of 5 stars

Just stick the seeds in loosened ground, and watch. They are, in my experience, the only dependable beet. Taste is great. You stick the seed in the ground anytime you remember. Winter, spring, summer or fall (but very early spring is best.)

shantinik from WA
January 17, 2016

You can't go wrong with Detroit Dark beets!

This shopper rated the product 5 out of 5 stars

I ordered these last year for the first time and we had such a bumper crop! The germination was excellent and the yield fantastic. We ate them fresh as well as canned several pints. I highly recommend them.

Mary Jackowski from MI

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