Organic Beet Early Wonder - Burpee Seeds

CERTIFIED ORGANIC! When it comes to beets, the earlier the better. A dual-purpose heirloom beet, with sweet, early-producing, 3-4" roots and extra tall and flavorful tops for harvesting as greens. Cut the 18" tall greens, and use in lieu of spinach, kale or chard. Beets also freeze well. Since the roots develop and mature over an extended period, theres no need to successively sow seeds.

• CERTIFIED ORGANIC
• Pick the greens when they are 4-6 inches long and the roots are less than 2 inches in diameter.
• Harvest roots at 1 inch for baby beets, up to 3 inches for mature beets.
• Store fall-harvested beets at 33-35°F at 95% humidity.
• Cook beet greens like spinach.
• Beet roots can be pickled, grilled, baked or broiled.
• To prevent red beets from excessive “bleeding” in cooking, wait until after cooking to peel, remove taproots and slice. Trim off the tops about 1 inch above the roots and wash carefully with a vegetable brush. Boil until tender, then plunge into cold water. When cool enough to handle, slip the skins off with your fingers and remove the little taproots. Slice the beets, or serve whole.