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Beta vulgaris (Crassa Group)
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Beet, Bull's Blood
Matures 35 days to baby leaf tops and 55-58 days for the beet root.
Tops are exceptionally beautiful with a dark red-purple color and
a remarkable sweet flavor. Roots show attractive candy striped zoning
when sliced. |
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Beet, Chioggia
This striking Italian variety has alternating red and white concentric
rings that resemble a bull’s eye. Medium-height tops are all
green with pink-striped stems. When baked whole and sliced just
before serving this sweet variety retains its unique markings. 55
days. |
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Beet, Cylindra
Cylindra is a long smooth dark red beet averaging 6-8”by 1.5-2”
excellent for uniform slicing. Interior flesh is dark-red, free
from rings, sweet and easy to peel. Roots grow almost entirely underground
with small reddish-green tops. Matures in 50 to 75 days. |
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Beet, Crosby's Egyptian (Crasa Group)
Also known as Crosby’s Early Egyptian, this heritage variety
originated in Germany and is a standard early bunching beet. Roots
are flattened and heart-shaped with dark-red flesh that has lighter
zones. Erect tops are medium green and grow up to 17 inches tall.
Matures in 50-60 days. |
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Beet, Detroit Dark Red
Prolific, matures in an average of 58 days. Roots are nearly globe
shaped, 2.5 to 3 inches in diameter with smooth skin. Blood red
color with virtually no zoning. Solid good keeping root. Medium
green tops with tinges of red. Resistant to Downy Mildew. |
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Beet, Burpee's Golden
This specialty beet has round orange roots with a rich gold interior
that will not bleed like red beets. The roots are becoming increasingly
popular in the small beet bunching market. Tender green leaves with
attractive yellow stems add color and flavor to a salad mix. Matures
in 50 to 60 days. |
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Beet, Early Wonder Tall Top
Excellent variety for greens or bunching. Vigorous dark-green leaves
are tinged with maroon and grow up to 18 inch tall. Flattened globe
shaped roots are dark purplish-red in color and mature in 50 to
60 days. |
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Beet, Red Titan F-1
This very uniform high yielding hybrid variety has a fully erect
growth habit. Mature leaves average 12-13 inches and are green in
color with a little red. Dark red, top shaped roots have no internal
zoning and a high sugar content of 12-15%. It is highly tolerant
to Cercospora Leaf Spot and moderately tolerant to Downey &
Powdery Mildew. Matures in 60 days. Used for topping, bunching,
processing and pigment extraction. |
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Beet, Ruby Queen
Uniform and smooth, medium dark red globe shaped roots have dark-red
flesh with no off color zones. Medium dull-green tops tinged with
maroon grow 10-12 inches tall. Good for both fresh market and processing.
Matures in an average of 55-60 days. |
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