Heirloom Seeds & Poultry
1878 230th Street, Calamus, IA 52729
(563) 246-2299
BEETS
Plant seed about 1 inch deep as early as the soil can be worked in the Spring. Thin to one plant every 4 inches to get good sized uniform roots. Any variety listed below may be used as beet greens for cooking. Packet will contain approximately 200 - 300 seeds. UPDATED FOR 2023 ( 17 selections to choose from)
3 Root Grex
3 Root Grex - 60 days - An interbreeding mix developed by Alan Kapuler. Alan has produced some of the most interesting material over the past years. His breeding work has added many fantastic varieties to the worlds food supply and this is one of them. A most impressive mix of colors from pinkish red, bright yellow to a unique orange. Beets can get large and remain tasty from the mangel beet in the heritage. This is the variety I like to start people who have not eaten beets before out on. It is mild and not as earthy tasting as some of the others. Pkt. $2.75 Certified Organic Seed
Burpee Golden
Burpee Golden- 60 days- Delicious and colorful. Bright orange globes. This has always been one of my favorite beets, very mild and not earthy flavored. I was so proud of my first crop when I was 8 and entered some in the county fair. The judge disqualified them and said they were carrots. We have come a long way since 1969 when now you can see them in the grocery stores year around with a hefty price tag. Pkt. $3.00 Certified Organic Seed
Colossal Red Mangel
Colossal Red mangel- 90 days- These can get very large and are great for livestock feed and are great to store in a root cellar and throw out in the chicken pens in mid winter for something to pick at . Very nutritious and helps poultry with both good nutrients and slows down feather picking. Pkt. $2.00
Lutz
Lutz- 75 days- The traditional, old style, winter keeper beet. Foliage is pale green and rather tall. Beets are slow to bulb up, but are very solid. Roots can get huge and still remain edible. While this is a worthy beet, what we are selling is not the true Lutz. We exhausted our Sand Hill produced Lutz seed and everything we purchase is not the “true” Lutz. Pkt. $2.00