Matures in: 50 days

Description:
You can’t beat the sweet, juicy tenderness of Red Ace. This delicious variety is easy to grow and drought tolerant. It has a high natural sugar content and erect, disease-resistant green tops for delicious greens. Serve fresh in all stages of growth or store for winter enjoyment. Ideal for table, canning, freezing, pickling, and salads.

SOWING:
Sow seed outdoors as early as ground can be worked. Plant in rows 12 to 18 inches apart, spacing seeds 1 inch apart in the row. Cover seed with 1/4 inch of fine soil, well pressed down. Keep soil moist until plants start to grow.

THINNING:
When plants are 3 to 4 inches tall, thin to 3 inches apart in the row.

GERMINATION:
Germinates in 7 days depending on soil temperature and weather conditions.

REMARKS:
Young beet tops make excellent greens. We suggest you sow a few rows in your garden for eating greens.