Boil, stir-fry/saute, braise/stew, bake, pressure cook, or microwave
Additional Information
Harvest Recommendations
Harvest greens anytime after plant is about 6" tall or as plants are thinned. Greens are most tender before the root enlarges. Young plants can be used whole and cooked as greens.
Watch for doubles when thinning beets and carefully thin out all but one beet per cluster. Thin plants 3" to 6" apart and eat thinnings as greens.
For optimum flavor, harvest beet roots when young - between 1 1/2" and 3" in diameter. Over-mature beets lose tenderness and sweetness and become tough and stringy.
Storage and Preservation Methods
Common storage (at low temperatures 32 to 40°F and high humidity -- relative humidity greater than 90%)
Frozen, canned, pickled
Container Gardens