Beet

Beet

Beta vulgaris

Sow outdoors 3 weeks before your last spring frost. Space plants 3 in (8 cm) apart.

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When to plant

Timed from your frost dates, so it holds wherever you garden. Give yours and every step below becomes a date.

See the dates for your garden

Enter your average last spring frost and first fall frost. Every timing on this site turns into a calendar date. Not sure of yours? Your local extension service or a search for “last frost date” and your town will tell you; the app finds them from your location.

Last spring frost
First fall frost

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Optimal Direct Sow

From seedRecommended
  1. Sow outdoors3 weeks before your last spring frost
  2. First harvestabout 55 days after sowing

Optimal Fall Direct Sow

From seed
  1. Sow outdoorsabout 11 weeks before your first fall frost
  2. First harvestabout 55 days after sowing

Growing beet

Spacing in the row
3 in (8 cm)
Between rows
12 in (30 cm)
Planting depth
1/2 inch
Sun
Full Sun
Life cycle
Biennial

Feeding

How often
At planting, then once at midseason. The one side-dress is a light nitrogen feed when the tops are about 4 inches tall (roughly 4-6 weeks after sowing), watered in beside the row.

Your beet, planned to the day.

Canopy turns these timings into dates from your own frost data, places every plant at its spacing on your garden map, and tracks it all the way to harvest.

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