Beet - Gourmet Blend

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The Beet Gourmet Blend, 'Beta vulgaris', is an old fashioned beet. You can create gourmet salads and side dishes in a rainbow of jewel-tone colors. It is sweet, nutritious, and easy to grow. Aside from the health benefits, which include significant amounts of fiber, potassium, folic acid and vitamin C, beets come in a variety of colors, shapes and textures. Enjoy the entire plant, from tender greens to tasty root. The varieties included in the Gourmet Blend are Chioggia, Golden, and Bulls Blood. They are high in nutrients and low in calories. The Beet Gourmet Blend is a blood red globe-shaped vegetable. The Beet is cold hardy, and seeds can germinate and grow in soil temperatures as low as 40 degrees. Plant in early spring, 3 to 4 weeks before the last frost. Growing during hot temperature periods should be avoided. In mild climates, seed can be sown September for February harvest. Beets prefer deep, well drained soil with lots of organic material. They need to be kept moist. ... more info

Carrot - Thumbelina The Carrot Thumbelina, 'Daucus carota var staivus (hybrid)', is a small round gourmet carrot with a magnificent, very sweet flavor. Thumbelina was a 1992 All America Winner and is great in heavy soils and pots. Because of its small size, it is great for shallow, clay soils and containers. No excuses for condo/apartment dweller for not growing their own veggies. 5 to 2 inch long and 1. Carrot seed germinates in soils as cold as 45 degrees, but performs best in warm soils. The first sowing should be 2 to 4 weeks before the last frost. Do successive planting every 3 weeks until 70 days before the first fall frost. In very warm climates carrots are grown primarily in the fall. A 50% peat moss mix with the soil is ideal. Even moisture is essential.