Vegetables
Heredity: Hybrid
Country of Origin: Japan
Hybridizer or Originator: Sakata
Days to harvest: 85

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 12-18 Inches
Plant Spread: 6 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: edible
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Leaves
Roots
Eating Methods: Cooked
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Start indoors
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

Common names
  • Beet

Comments:
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Dec 6, 2020 1:40 PM concerning plant:
    Vulture Beet is a half-long, cylindrical beet variety with exceptional flavor compared to other cylindrical types. Beets average 4-5″ long and 2″ in diameter.

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