Kestrel Beet

Kestrel
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seeds
$3.75
Item: 2126-A
$6.75
Item: 2126-B
$10.00
Item: 2126-C
$29.00
Item: 2126-D
$89.00
Item: 2126-E
Beta vulgaris
(53 days baby; 85 days full size) F-1 hybrid.

As an early baby and summer crop, vigorous healthy greens top elegant uniform heart-shaped roots. The tender deep red interior was mild and sweet even after a dry scorching June. Come fall, full-size rounded-heart roots develop sweet deep full flavor with zero bitter sharpness. Triple-happiness is complete when Kestrel emerges from long storage firm and yummy after other beet varieties have wrinkled or rotted! Kestrel is now perched in our beet-like hearts. Intermediate resistance to DM, PM, CLS and rhizoctonia.

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Quick Details
Hybrid Status
F-1 hybrid
Days to Maturity
53 days baby; 85 days full size
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Shipping

From early May through mid-December, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.

* We are currently receiving seed from our growers. We may hold orders for up to two weeks as we pack seed to complete orders.

Additional Information

Beets

  • About 1000-3600 seeds/oz. Seed size varies widely by variety.
  • Days to maturity are from seeding date.

Culture: Spring or fall, beets are hardy and easy to grow. Can be sown almost as soon as ground can be worked in spring. Minimum germination temperature 40°, optimal range 60–85°. For full-sized beets, you must thin to at least 3" apart. Early thinnings make good salad greens; baby-beet thinnings cooked with tops are a Yankee delight!

Diseases:
PM: Powdery Mildew
DM: Downy Mildew
CLS: Cercospora Leaf Spot looks like someone shot a series of small target-like circles in the foliage. Prolonged periods of rainfall and high humidity exacerbate this disease. In serious cases the spots darken and extend. Rotating crops, removing plant debris, and wider spacing to ensure adequate air circulation are preventive measures.

Scab, the same disease that afflicts potatoes, causes rough brown spots on the skin. Adequate irrigation is a preventive.

Germination Testing

For the latest results of our germination tests, please see the germination page.

Our Seeds are Non-GMO

Non GMO

All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.