Beets (Avalanche)
root
- 2026 · Bed B
- Spacing
- 3 in(16 / sqft)
- Trellis
- no
- Direct seed
- Mar 18(-4 w)
- Harvest
- ~8 weeks from sowing
- Last fall harvest
- Oct 15 – Nov 12(at frost to +4 w)
- Succession
- every 2 weeks
- Water
- weekly
- Seed shelf life
- 4–5 y
- Lifecycle
- annual
- Seed source
- Johnny's Selected Seeds
Each beet 'seed' is a fruit cluster of 1-4 true seeds — thin aggressively even when sown sparsely. Greens are tender salad if picked young. Cool-tolerant; can keep sowing until ~8 weeks before first fall frost.