40-52 days. The Bull’s Blood beet is a variety of beet that has a higher nutritional value than others. In addition to this, Bull’s Blood is often grown as an ornamental plant in gardens, due to their leaves maintaining a deep red or purple color. These beets are hardy and can be grown in a number of zones and climates, and can thrive in either full sun or partial shade. An older cultivar known for its sweet, stunningly beautiful dark red-purple tops and remarkable flavor. Directly sow very thickly and cut in about 28 days. Should regrow for another cutting if kept moist and well fertilized.
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MicrogreenGrowing Bull's Blood Beet Garden Seeds
- Latin Name: beta vulgaris
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- Days to Maturity: 40-52 days
- Hardiness Zone: 3-10
- Planting Depth: 1/2"
- Plant Spacing: 3"
- Row Spacing: 12-18"
- Growth Habit: Upright
- Soil Preference: Light, moist soil, 6.5 to 7 ph
- Temp Preference: Warmer
- Light Preference: Full sun or partial shade
- Pests/diseases: Susceptible to fungal leaf spots, powdery mildew, aphids and caterpillars.
- Color: Deep red/purple
- Flavor: Leaves have a bitter taste
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Seeds Per Package:
- 3 g Packet - Approximately 125 Seeds
- 1 oz - Approximately 1,250 Seeds
- 4 oz - Approximately 5,000 Seeds
- 1 lb - Approximately 20,000 Seeds
- 5 lb - Approximately 100,000 Seeds
- 25 lb - Approximately 500,000 Seeds
Start with a light, moist soil, ideally with a PH level of 6.5 to 7. Sow the seeds half an inch deep, with three inches between plants and twelve to eighteen inches between rows. These seeds will need plenty of moisture while germinating, so keep the soil moist for the first twenty one days. These beets can thrive in conditions with full sun or partial shade. After forty to fifty two days, the beets should be ready for harvesting. Around this time, they will be between two and three inches. If you would like to keep the beets in your garden for aesthetic purposes, the leaves will turn to a darker shade of red as they continue to mature.
Bull's Blood Beet Seeds have been known to grow well in containers, flowerbed borders, and cottage gardens. They require full sun to partial shade, growing in clumps. This annual is great for an intermediate gardener. Leaves very hard and excellent in salad mix because of their contrast in color and bitterness in flavor to other greens. The Beet "lettuce" is said to have higher nutritional value than the already plentiful beetroot. Dark red roots of good sweetness and quality, yielding a plethora of uses in a number of recipes. Approx. 1,200 seeds/oz.