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Beets

Best varieties: Detroit Dark Red, Chioggia (candy stripe), Golden, Bull's Blood

Easy Vegetable ❄️ Frost Hardy 🐾 Pet Safe

🌲 PNW Growing Notes

Cool-weather crop perfect for PNW. Direct sow spring and late summer for fall harvest. Greens are edible and nutritious too!

☀️ Light

Full sun to part shade

💧 Water

Consistent moisture

🪨 Soil

Loose, well-drained, pH 6.0–7.0

📏 Spacing

4" apart

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Direct Sow

Mar–Jul

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Harvest

May–Nov

Each beet 'seed' is actually a cluster—thin to one seedling per cluster. Roast Chioggia beets for stunning candy-striped rounds.

✅ Good Companions

Onions, Lettuce, Cabbage

❌ Keep Away From

Pole beans

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