Growing Cylindra Beets
Botanical name: Beta vulgarisGrowing Cylindra Beets Organic Gardening Fact Sheet Seed | | | 
| | Planting time: | SP,SU,FA | | Seeds per ounce: | 1500 | | Ounces per square foot: | 15 | | Minimum legal germination rate: | 65% | | Seed spacing (inches): | 4 | | Germination type: | Short Germinating | | Notes
Cylindra Beets have a sweet and tender flavor. This is the beet for beet lovers. Its cylindrical shape permits higher productivity than regular beets. It's perfect for slicing and pickling. It's also sweet and tender at all growth stages. The leaves are sweeter than other varieties and excellent greens. | | | | | Planting | | | | | In garden spacing (inches): | 4 | | | | In flat spacing (inches): | 1 | | | Planting depth (inches): | 1/4 | | Maxiumum number of plants per square foot: | 13 | | Nutrient relationship: | Light Feeder | | | | Harvest | | | Days to maturity: | 56-63 | | Harvesting period (days): | 28 | | Minimum yields in pounds /square foot: | 1 (roots)
.5 (greens) | | | | | | | | Cultural | | Diseases: | Leaf spot has brown spots ringed in purple, and is a result of cold wet soils. It's best plant when soil temperature is at least 65 degrees.. | | Insect pests:(Insect Pest Finder) | Beet Armyworm, Beet Leafhopper, Flea Beetle, Leafminer | | | | Varieties | | Butter Slicer - A Danish variety that sweet, tender, and smooth skinned with small, edible, reddish green tops. |
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