Seeds
Seed Varieties
AVAILABLE AT ALL BRANCHES FROM FRIDAY, MAY 15
Crisp and juicy texture. Can be prepared and preserved in a variety of ways.
A staple vegetable for many cultures.
Earthy and sweet in flavour.
One of the most nutritious green vegetables in the garden. Eat raw, cooked or even frozen.
- Dutch Princess variety
- 49 days to grow
- seed 5-10cm apart and 2cm deep in rows 36cm apart
- germinates in 7-10 days in warm soil
- do not soak seeds before planting
- do not fertilize beans or ad manure
- avoid cultivating or walking through bean plants when plants are wet or in the early morning (dewy) to prevent the spread of funguses and viruses
- Bull’s Blood variety
- 60 days to grow
- prefers a loose, loamy seed bed
- seed 2cm apart and 0.5cm deep
- thin out to 4cm
- germinates in 7-15 days at soil temperature of 12-21 C
- maintain even moisture throughout growing seasons for best quality
- plant mid-season for harvest in late summer or early fall = sweeter and more tender beet with better flesh colour
- harvest in approximately 75 days
- days to harvest are highly variable depending on growing conditions
- Bloomsdale Dark Green variety
- 50 days to grow
- heavy yields of dark, savoyed leaves
- likes moist, fertile soil
- supply medium amounts of nitrogen to produce dark green leaves
- sow outdoors in rows 30-45cm apart, 25-30 seeds 0.5cm deep
- thin out to 10-15cm between plants
- germinates in 5-7 days at 15 C soil temperature
- to preserve leaves, use row cover or sow in late summer
