Tips & Tricks for Growing Great Beets from Seed

Important tips for growing beets from seed. Timing, planting tips, fertilizer/nutrient needs, troubleshooting common issues with beets, choosing the best variety for you and harvest & storage tips.

Topics covered in this video include:
00:00 Intro
01:14 Timing for planting
03:47 Tips for planting when the weather/soil is warm
04:16 Presprouting beet seed
05:57 Soil for beets
07:13 Sunlight requirements
08:43 Planting depth
09:41 Spacing & Thinning
12:42 Transplanting Beets
13:33 Fertilizer/ Nutrient Requirements
14:44 Common Problems with growing beets
17:34 Common Insect Pests of beets
18:53 Common Beet Diseases
21:08 Choose the right beet variety for you!
22:35 Harvest & Storage


Cornell Beet Trial Results: https://www.vegetables.cornell.edu/pe...
Cornell's list of disease resistant beet varieties: https://www.vegetables.cornell.edu/pe...
Cornell, Cercospora Leaf Spot of Table beet factsheet: https://www.vegetables.cornell.edu/pe...

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