70 days growing beet from seed to harvestable root. Each of the beet seed cluster contains 2 to 5 individual seeds. From our sample batch, one cluster developed into 2 plants. I had to remove one to ...

From choosing the right varieties to harvesting and storing your crop, this guide covers everything you need to know about growing beets in the garden.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plant beets in well-draining, nutrient-rich potting mix and a container that's at least 8 inches deep. Sow seeds 3–4 weeks before ...

pile of freshly harvested beets inside a plastic container in a garden - Lorado/Getty Images Want the satisfaction of growing a little produce at home without the backbreaking hassle of tilling an ...

Beets are commonly grown for their bulbous roots, but their tops can also be harvested for greens, and they are an excellent source of Vitamin A as well as calcium. Beet juice is sometimes used in ...

Beets (Beta vulgaris) are one of those vegetables ideally suited to the late-summer garden for harvesting in the fall. While we plant them now in August to mature before the first frost (somewhere ...

FARGO, N.D. -- As February slips toward March, sugar beet farmers in the Red River Valley still face "massive uncertainty" about whether they'll be planting Roundup Ready sugar beets in 2011. The ...

Tasty and nutritious, beets are easy to grow veggies with edible leaves and big, juicy roots that can be enjoyed cooked, pickled, or dried into chips. But while most gardeners keep beets in in-ground ...

Beets (Beta vulgaris) are one of those vegetables ideally suited to the late-summer garden for harvesting in the fall. While we plant them now in August to mature before the first frost (somewhere ...