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'Crosby’s Egyptian' Beets
 
Sub-Category: Round Red
 
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Description: Early heirloom produces large, heart-shaped, dark red roots with some lighter zones.
Days To Maturity: 50-60
Seed Sources:
 
Rating Summary
 
Overall: (4.7 Stars)Overall
Taste: (4.3 Stars)Taste
Yield: (4.7 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (4.7 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 12/15/2010 by Catskills - An experienced gardener

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Ulster, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

At more like 45 days these are very early for us in our cool mountain climate--quite a plus. We plant several rows and use them to interplant as we eat other varieties because of their speed. Quite good tasting--as good as any but the Detroit/Chicago ones. As another gardener said, few problems with pests or diseases.
 

Reviewed on 06/09/2010 by LLamaLLori - An experienced gardener

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San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

I love this variety. I really like the fact that a portion of the beet is above ground so there is no doubt when to harvest. It was sweet and tender. (so very different than the store bought beets) 'Might have been luck but I had no problems with snails, slugs, pillbugs or earwigs. The roots stayed perfect. Some "minor" leaf miner damage but that is so common here on the Central Coast of California.
 

Reviewed on 06/07/2006 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener

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Richmond, Georgia, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

A very good old timer. Not quite as sweet as Early Blood Turnip, but a productive cultivar.
 
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