Beet Seeds - Chioggia

Growing Chioggia Beet Vegetable Garden Seeds

Open-pollinated annual Chioggia beet is a cool weather garden crop best sown directly in early spring or early fall. Plant 3-4 Chioggia seeds ½" deep and 1-2" apart in fertile, Organically rich, well-drained soil in full sun. Non-GMO beet seeds germinate in 5-10 days, then thin back to 1 plant every 2-3" once true leaves establish. Sow heirloom beets in the garden every 2-3 weeks for replete harvests, and season-long growing. Like many root vegetables, beets do not transplant well and prefer direct garden sowing.

First domesticated for their culinary herbal greens and ornamental qualities, the heirloom beetroot seed wasn't grown in the garden for its roots until many centuries later. Beetroot seeds are truly an old-world heirloom still prized today in many European culinary traditions including Polish, Dutch, Russian, and German. And unlike messy red garden beetroot, non-GMO Chioggia is a clean cultivar that does not drip and stain red.