PlantsVegetables & Roots
Beet
Beta vulgaris
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Root and greens for spring and fall
EasyVegetables & RootsEdible
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1 ft
- Spacing
- 4 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Roots Jun–Jul and Oct
- How it spreads
- Annual
- What to buy
- Direct sow.
- When to plant
- Sow April, and again late July for fall roots.
In the design
Thin the seedlings. Crowded beets stay marble-sized.
If you eat it
Roots and young leaves
Wash soil off. Don't eat woody bolted roots.
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
