Detroit Dark Red Beetroot Seeds

Detroit Dark Red Beetroot Seeds

This is an excellent standard improved open-pollinated variety and a well-adapted seed variety. Detroit Beetroot is a root vegetable from the Royal Seeds Company. It produces a lot of fruit with good heat tolerance for tropical regions like Nigeria.

Characteristics of Detroit Beetroot

• Globe fruit shape.
• Open-pollinated variety.
• Uniform dark red fruit colour.
• Good Heat tolerance.
• Prolific fruit producer.
• Matures 60 – 65 days from transplanting.

Benefits of Beetroot

• Cut the risk of heart disease by lowering blood pressure
• Promote weight loss by reducing appetite
• May improve athletics performance
• Increase stamina and boost oxygen use
• Reduce kidney inflammation
• Promote digestive health

How to grow beetroot in your garden

• Beetroot is an easy vegetable to grow. Hardy, durable, and not particularly fussy, beetroot is ideal for both first-time and experienced gardeners.
• It is a fairly easy crop to grow as long as the soil is well cultivated prior to planting. They don’t enjoy wet, boggy or shady soils.
• Plant in full sun with space seedlings of 10-15 cm apart and rows 20 cm-30 cm apart so they have room to grow during transplanting.
• Water plants thoroughly before planting and allow them to drain.
• Dig a hole, approximately twice the depth and width of the root ball of your plant.
• Gently loosen the root ball of your plant and position the plant in the centre of the hole.
• Press the soil gently around the base of the plant.
• Water your plant well.
• Beetroot needs phosphorus to develop, if there is too much nitrogen there will be plenty of foliage but not a lot of root development.
• Well-watered, well-nourished beetroot will have a better chance of keeping insect pests and diseases at bay.
• Regularly apply a dose of tonic to give them a welcome boost.
• Harvest when the beetroot is the size you like to eat.
• Dig them gently out of the soil, harvesting at separate intervals down the rows to allow smaller beets to develop.