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Seed
Planting time:	SP,SU,FA
Seeds per ounce:	1600
Ounces per square foot:	.007
Minimum legal germination rate:	65%
Germination type:	Short Germinating

Notes Mangels (also Fodder Beets) are very easy to grow, producing roots that store well. The Magel roots grow huge, up to two feet long and more. Fortunately most of it grows above the soil. In the past Mangels were a staple feed for dairy cattle and emergency food for farming families. If you have livestock or poultry this is great animal feed. In the kitchen the roots and leaves can be use the same as Beets.

Planting
In garden spacing (inches):	7
In flat spacing (inches):	1
Planting depth (inches):	Seed depth
Maxiumum number of plants per square foot:	4.3
Nutrient relationship::	Light Feeder

Harvest
Days to maturity:	63-84
Harvesting period (days):	28
Minimum yields in pounds /square foot:	Roots-2 Leaves -1

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
Giant Red Sugar, Mammoth Long Red

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