Beetroot 'Detroit Dark Red'

Beta vulgaris

How to grow Beetroot 'Detroit Dark Red'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Sow in a sunny location. Plant as soon as the garden can be prepared. Thin seedlings when they are 2 inches in height, with the final spacing of the plant 3-4 inches apart. Later sowing will produce a better crop of beets for winter storage.

Position in a full sun location and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Detroit Dark Red is thought of as half hardy, so remember to protect this plant from frosts and low temperatures. Planting Detroit Dark Red in loamy soil with a ph of between 6.5 and 7.0 is ideal for as it does best in weakly acidic soil to neutral soil.

Growing Detroit Dark Red from seed

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 0.99 inches (2.54 cm) and sow at a depth of around 0.5 inches (1.27 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 4°C / 39°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Detroit Dark Red about 21 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Detroit Dark Red

Don’t transplant, sow directly.

As Detroit Dark Red is half hardy, ensure temperatures are mild enough to plant out - wait until after your last frost date to be on the safe side.

Harvesting Detroit Dark Red

Harvest is 70-80 days from sowing (in summer), or 110-130 days from sowing (in winter).

This variety tends to be ready for harvesting by mid summer.

Beetroot Detroit Dark Red Etymology

The species name vulgaris is from the Latin vulgus (“the multitude, the masses”) +‎ -āris, and means “common”, “usual”, or “commonly known” 1.

Detroit Dark Red folklore & trivia

Average 3-inches across and are round in shape and sweet in taste.

Other Names for Beetroot 'Detroit Dark Red'

Detroit Red, Detroit Globe

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