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trefle.io · Taken Jun 21, 2022 by Else Nolden (cc-by-sa)
Amaranthaceae
Beet
Beta vulgaris
Also known as Beetroot, Red beet, Garden beet
Zones 5–9Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Moderate
Native Plants · Vegetable · Root Vegetable · Edible · Cool-Season · Garden · Beet · Beta Vulgaris · Annual · Culinary · Homestead
Attracts pollinators
Toxicity: dogs, cats, horses — keep out of reach and wear gloves when pruning.
In stock at 2 nurseriesStock updated 9/10/2026
Beets are easy-to-grow root vegetables that thrive in cool weather and fertile, well-drained soil with full to partial sun. Sow seeds directly in the garden and thin seedlings to about 3-4 inches apart to allow roots to develop properly. Keep soil consistently moist and harvest roots when they reach golf-ball to tennis-ball size for best flavor.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged; 1 inch per week · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 8 in
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Assam, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, California, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cayman Is., Central European Rus
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda, aspca
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