Detroit White Beet – 200 Seeds

Same classic flavor, non-GMO Detroit White beet seeds grow a clean, stainless alternative to traditional messy old-world garden beets. Widely known as 'sugar beets' for their exclusive sugar content, heirloom Detroit White beet garden seeds are popularly grown for its improved sweetness, which can be a diverse culinary treat pressed, cooked, and cooled into simple syrups or pickled for a prolonged sweet crunch throughout the long growing season.•Heirloom•Non-GMO•Open Pollinated•American grown seeds•55-60 days•USDA Zones 2-12Growing Instructions:Soften the seeds by soaking them in water for 2 hours, then plant in full sun and well drained soil 4 weeks before the last expected frost OR midsummer for a fall harvest. Sow them 1” deep and 1” apart in rows 1-2” apart. Tamp down the earth above the seeds to ensure good contact with the soil and germination should take place in 5-15 days. Add compost or other organic matter for healthy growth. For companion planting, plant beets with bush bean