Grow a garden filled with Early Wonder Tall Top Beets, from freshly harvested beta vulgaris seeds. Early Wonder Tall Top is an heirloom variety that produces 2 to 3 inch, dark red roots. Its inner flesh is also dark red in coloring and is sweetly flavored. Aptly named, the tops of Early Wonder Tall Top will grow to a mature height of roughly 18 inches tall. That's almost twice as tall as most other varieties available. The stems are red in color, extending upwards to its bright green tops. Each leaf displays small red veins. The roots, as well as the tops can be consumed raw, after rinsing. Early Wonder Tall Top makes a delicious and nutritious alternative to Spinach, and can be added to green salads. You can harvest your beets in roughly 48 to 50 days.
Beets, or "Beetroots" are an easy variety of vegetable to grow in your home garden. They date back to as early as 2,000 B.C., spreading from Babylonia to China, around 850 A.D. Forming round, globe shaped roots, Early Wonder Tall Top Beets will grow much like carrots, turnips and radishes. Categorized as an annual, they grow quickly in the cooler temperatures of early Spring and late Fall. Once they are fully grown, they can be harvested, thus ending their lifecycle. If temperatures become too hot, your beets will begin to bolt. This simply means that your Beetroot plants will no longer send its energy to produce its roots, instead it will produce seeds.This can be beneficial if you are looking to collect seeds to regrow the following season.