Chioggia Guardsmark Beet - Seeds
$2.95
Latin name: Beta vulgaris crassa
An Italian heirloom variety, the 'Chiggoia Guardsmark' is a magnificent round beet with candy cane-striped stems. Its sweet flavour and beautiful colors will win you over. Delicious raw, steamed and oven roasted.
±70 seeds
Sowing: Sow direct in early spring, 2-3 weeks before the last frost, or at the end of summer, as seeds germinate best in cool temperatures
Seed depth: 1.5 cm
Germination time: 10-12 days
Soil: Airy, rich
Location: Sun
Distance between plants: 4 cm then 8 cm
Distance between rows: 30 to 50 cm
Maturity: 65 days
