Description

La betterave sucrière est une plante dont la racine contient une forte concentration de saccharose et qui est cultivée commercialement pour la production de sucre. En sélection végétale, elle est connue sous le nom de groupe de cultivars Altissima de la betterave commune.

Spécifications

  • Plant Name: Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris)
  • Cultivar Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
  • Plant Class: Cool-Season Root Vegetable (Biennial grown as Annual)
  • Color: Off-white to tan outer skin with solid ivory-white interior flesh
  • Plant Characteristics: Large tapered conical root (3–5 lbs), deep-rooting growth habit, dense crisp flesh, high sugar concentration, lush green foliage
  • Suitable Space: Deep vegetable garden beds, raised plots, farm rows
  • Season: Cool Season (Spring through Late Autumn)
  • Best Time for Sowing (Zone 6b): Direct sow outdoors late April to May as soon as soil can be worked; sow again early to mid-July for a high-yielding, late autumn harvest.
  • Sunlight: Full Sun (6+ hours direct sunlight daily)
  • Lis Plus
What is included?

Contains about 1 gram of seeds

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Good to know
  • Exceptionally high natural sugar content makes it ideal for crafting homemade beet syrups and natural sweeteners
  • Leaves and stems provide a delicious, nutrient-dense green vegetable crop similar to Swiss chard throughout the season
  • Excellent long-term keeper that stores exceptionally well in cold cellars or damp sand for winter storage
  • Grows deep, thick roots requiring deeply tilled, loose soil free of rocks to develop proper shape
  • Dense, firm flesh requires longer cooking or shredding times compared to standard red table beets

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