Beet Kestrel Hybrid – Ontario Seed Company
Beta Vulgaris
Deep red, beautifully rounded, globe-shaped roots with higher sugar content and excellent hybrid vigor. For fresh market or home garden growing for early baby beets, it’s hard to find a better variety! Bright green, semi-glossy tops. Excellent disease resistance!
Approx. 125 seeds/pkt
How to Grow
Beets thrive in sandy loam with a pH of 6.0 to 7.5. Remember to fertilize. For continual harvest, sow seeds 1.2cm (1.2″) deep and 2.5cm (1″) apart in two week intervals beginning when the soil has warmed to 7C (45F) and avoid sowing after mid July. As each beet ‘seed’ is actually a corky fruit with 2 to 5 seeds contained within, it is important to thin the young seedlings to 7-10cm (3-4″) apart to provide enough room for proper root formation. Use plants that are thinned as a source of tender, edible greens. Over-watering or excessive rainfall may lead to excessive leaf growth and pale or small roots. One packet sows approximately 6M (20′) of row.
