Cornell University > College of Agriculture & Life Sciences > Cornell Cooperative Extension > Cornell Garden-Based Learning Institute
Cornell University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Home
Browse Crops
Growing Guides
Cornell Gardening Info
About
How To Use This Site

Beets Finder:

 
   [Help]
   
Search:
   
My Profile Data
   
Most Popular Varieties
Varieties rated most often. Not necessarily the highest rated.
   
Top 10 Rated Varieties
   
   

 



 
Your search returned the following 69 results:

Sort Results by  : [Sorting Help]

New! Login to limit results to your state or growing season.


(Click on the variety name to rate variety, view ratings and find seed sources)

Forono Beets Overall Rating: (5.0 Stars):
2 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 55-55
Description: Smooth, deep-purple, cylindrical, 5- to 8-inch by 2- to 3-inch roots that should be harvested young and don't keep well. Sweeter than other cylindrical beets. Medium-tall tops with red veins. Also known as 'Forona' and 'Cook's Delight'.

Warrior Beets Overall Rating: (5.0 Stars):
2 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 57-57
Description: Hybrid. Dark-red, globe-shaped, smooth-textured, uniform, tender roots develop quickly and hold quality. Strong tops tinged with red, especially in cold weather.

Baby Ball Beets Overall Rating: (5.0 Stars):
2 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 55-55
Description: Mini, round, red beets mature at 1 to 1 1/2 inches. Harvest roots or greens.

Always Tender Beets Overall Rating: (5.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: 75-75
Description: Extra large, rough-skinned roots. Not suitable for midsummer use but fall crops remain sweet during winter storage.

Chicago Red Beets Overall Rating: (5.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: 49-49
Description: Hybrid. Lush, green tops resistant to disease and good for cooked greens.

Rodina Beets Overall Rating: (5.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: 50-58
Description: Hybrid. Smooth, tubular 6- to 8-inch by 2 1/2-inches roots with dark red color and blunt end. Dark green tops are slow to bolt and disease tolerant.

Rainbow Mix Beets Overall Rating: (5.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: 60-80
Description: Mix of varieties in stock at The Cook's Garden (except 'Bull's Blood') to yield a variety of beets over a long harvest season. 2004 varieties included 'Lutz Green Leaf ', 'Chiogga', 'Iride', and 'Carillon'.

Early Blood Turnip Beets Overall Rating: (5.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: 48-68
Description: Heirloom with dark red flesh.

Merlin Beets Overall Rating: (5.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: 55-55
Description: Early maturing hybrid produces round red beets with high sugar content. Drought and downy mildew tolerant.

Egitto migliorata Beets Overall Rating: (5.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: 55-60
Description: Plants produce very flat, solid, red roots. Also known as 'Improved Egyptian'.

Ruby Queen Beets Overall Rating: (4.8 Stars):
5 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 60-60
Description: Open-pollinated. Deep-red, globe-shaped roots with small crowns. Short, dark-green tops. All American Selection.

Kestrel Beets Overall Rating: (4.7 Stars):
3 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 53-53
Description: Hybrid. Dark red, rounded, roots harvested for smooth baby beets or full size with small crown and no zoning . Use for early bunching. Bright green 12- to 13-inch tops are semi-glossy. Tolerant of downy mildew, powdery mildew, bolting, cercospora, rhizoctonia. Also known as 'Kestral'.

Lutz Green Leaf Beets Overall Rating: (4.6 Stars):
5 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 60-80
Description: Slow grower producing 4- to 6-inch, slightly elongated globe-shaped roots and dark-green, chard-like leaves with no purple. Stores well. Also known as 'Lutz', 'Lutz Winter Keeper' and 'Lutz Salad Leaf'.

Red Cloud Beets Overall Rating: (4.5 Stars):
2 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 50-60
Description: Hybrid. Bolt-resistant plants produce sweet, round, smooht, dark reddish-purple roots with no zoning.

Cylindra Beets Overall Rating: (4.3 Stars):
7 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 55-70
Description: Long, cylindrical, dark red, 5- to 8-inch by 1 3/4- to 2-inch roots. Also known as 'Formanova'.

Detroit Dark Red Beets Overall Rating: (4.3 Stars):
18 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 58-63
Description: Open-pollinated heirloom. Nearly uniform, smooth, globe-shaped, deep-red roots up to 3 inches across. 12- to 15-inch, green tops with maroon tinge. Stores well.

Red Ace Beets Overall Rating: (4.2 Stars):
4 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 50-54
Description: Hybrid. Detroit short top type with vigorous early growth. Dark red, extremely smooth exterior and deep red interior with no zoning. 14-inch erect green tops with some red tinges. Resistant to heat and bolting. High disease tolerance.

Early Wonder Tall Top Beets Overall Rating: (4.2 Stars):
5 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 45-50
Description: Open-pollinated. Round, red, slightly flattened, early roots with tall, red-veined, purple tops. Also known as 'Early Wonder'.

Long Season Beets Overall Rating: (4.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: 78-80
Description: Slow grower producing sweet, tender roots even when large. Stores well.

Yellow Mangel Beets Overall Rating: (4.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: 65-70
Description: French heirloom grown for both roots and greens. Plants produce 2- to 8-inch, yellow-skinned, white-fleshed roots up to 10 pounds. Milder, more subtle flavor than red beets. Large chard-like leaves cooked for greens. Roots keep well.

Albina Vereduna Beets Overall Rating: (4.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: 50-60
Description: Heirloom ?albino? beet from Holland. Plants produce 4-inch, globe-shaped, white roots and paddle-shaped, apple-green leaves.

Crosby’s Egyptian Beets Overall Rating: (4.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: 50-60
Description: Early heirloom produces large, heart-shaped, dark red roots with some lighter zones.

Paonazza d'Egitto Beets Overall Rating: (4.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: 45-45
Description: Plants produce medium-sized, bright purple roots with concentric lighter circles when young.

Bull's Blood Beets Overall Rating: (3.8 Stars):
4 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 35-60
Description: Open-pollinated heirloom. Dual purpose. Round, red, small, uniform, sweet candy-striped roots. Glossy reddish-purple tops ready for harvest in 35 days. Produces deep red dye.

Chioggia Beets Overall Rating: (3.5 Stars):
15 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 45-55
Description: Early, heirloom, flattish-round, red beet. Sometimes called the Candystripe for the concentric pink and white rings in its root. Ornamental plants. Also known as 'Bassano' and 'Barbietola de Chioggia'.

Golden Beets Overall Rating: (3.5 Stars):
4 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 55-55
Description: Orange-yellow root with yellow-stemmed, green tops used in salads when small.

Burpee's Golden Beets Overall Rating: (3.3 Stars):
6 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 50-55
Description: 3-inch golden roots that do not bleed. Tops are good raw or cooked.

Yellow Cylindrical Beets Overall Rating: (3.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Heirloom European mangel beet. Plants produce very large, oblong, golden-yellow roots used for livestock feed or for the table if picked small. Greens can be harvested as well.

Pacemaker III Beets Overall Rating: (3.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: 55-55
Description: Hybrid. 12-inch plants with ruby-veined leaves produce round, red roots with no zoning. Resistant to downy mildew and Cercospora leaf spot.

Pronto Beets Overall Rating: (2.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: 55-65
Description: Fast-growing plants produce 3- to 6-inch, burgundy, flattened-globe to round roots that tapers subtly. Retains uniform size long after ready to harvest. Dark green leaves with deep red petioles.

Action Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 50-50
Description: Hybrid. Dark red, vigorous roots with well-attached tops for greens. Resistant to bolting.

Asgrow Wonder Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 57-57
Description: Open pollinated. Small, semi-globe red roots. Tall tops are dark green bunch easily.

Big Top Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 55-55
Description: Uniform, deep red roots. Extra-tall, bright green tops can be harvested early.

Blankoma White Beet Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 55-55
Description: Round, pure white roots with faint green root crowns. Green tops are tall.

Centurion Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 53-53
Description: Hybrid. Uniform, small, round, blood red, does not bleed. Slow to oversize. Short 12- to 14-inch tops for bunching.

Chariot Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 54-54
Description: Hybrid. Detroit short-top type. Globe-shaped, dark-red roots with smooth crowns. Upright, short tops excellent for bunching.

Detroit Supreme Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 59-59
Description: Open pollinated. Smooth, globe-shaped roots with excellent color. Tops are green with maroon tinge.

First Crop Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 45-45
Description: Uniform, globe-shaped, deep-red roots. For early market bunching and for greens.

Green Top Bunching Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 53-53
Description: Open pollinated. Dual-purpose with bright-red roots and bright-green, medium tops.

Little Chicago Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 53-53
Description: Hybrid. Baby 1 1/2-inch beets.

Moneta Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 47-47
Description: Hybrid. Uniform-sized roots with dark-red interior. 13- to 14-inch tops. Highly disease resistant.

Pablo Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 45-45
Description: Hybrid. Extra-early 'baby' beet with smooth, deep-red roots, small crowns and medium, deep-red tops.

Red Heart Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 58-58
Description: Hybrid. Elongated 3 inch roots.

Rosette Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 68-68
Description: Hybrid. Roots retain color and shape well. Dark green medium tops.

Scarlet Supreme Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 48-52
Description: Hybrid. Detroit short top type. Smooth, globe-shaped roots.

Solo Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 50-50
Description: Mono-germ hybrid. Round, dark-red roots with good interior color. 14-inch, dark-green tops. For bunching or processing. Disease tolerant.

Iride Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Open-pollinated selection of 'Detroit Dark Red'. Smooth globe shape with deep rich beet color. Strong tops tinged with maroon.

Jewel-Toned Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 55-55
Description: Mixture of burgundy, gold and candy-striped beets. Harvest greens or roots at any size.

Carillon Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Space-saving variety produces long, cylindrical, dark-colored, sweet, easy-to-peel roots. Shape good for pickles and relishes.

Pronto Baby Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 50-55
Description: Round red beet that can be harvested about 1 inch in diameter around 55 days after planting, or allowed to grow larger. Greens are delicious too.

Golden Globe Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 55-55
Description: Plants produce 2-inch, golden-skinned and -fleshed roots with sweet, mild flavor. Introduced in the 1940s.

Early Yellow Intermediate Mangel Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Heirloom. 12- to 18-inch plants produce large, oval, white-fleshed roots with grey-green shoulders and orange base.

Albino Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 50-50
Description: Plants produce white roots.

3 Root Grex Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 54-54
Description: Three-way cross combines genetics and colors from heirloom varieties 'Yellow Intermediate', ' Crosby Purple Egyptian'and 'Lutz Saladleaf'. Plants produce 3 1/2-inch by 7- to 8-inch roots.

Coke’s Golden Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 55-55
Description: Similar to 'Burpee's Golden'. Plants produce 3-inch golden roots. Tops are good raw or cooked.

Boltardy Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 60-60
Description: Dutch variety produces deep red, ringless roots. Stores well. Bolt resistant.

Letherman’s Green Top Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 58-58
Description: Bright green, 15- to 18-inch tops make excellent greens and produce slightly flattened, globe-shaped bright red roots.

Crosby's Green Top Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 60-60
Description: Plants produce dark red, flattened, globe-shaped roots and glossy freen tops for spring, summer and fall crops. Also known as 'Crosby Greentop'.

Mammoth Red Mangel Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 90-90
Description: Heirloom. Plants produce roots weighing up to 20 pounds for livestock feed or can be picked small for table use. Also known as 'Colossal Red Mangel'.

Golden Detroit Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 55-55
Description: Specialty beet. Plants produce round, orange roots that turn deep yellow when cooked and green leaves with yellow stems used in salad or cooked.

India Spinach Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 25-30
Description: Warm-season green from India. (Not a true beet.) Fast-growing plants produce green leaves in 25 to 30 days and second cuttings 15 to 20 days later.

Flat of Egypt Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Early-season heirloom. Plants with short leafy tops produce flattened, 3-inch, crimson-purple roots.

Shiraz Tall Top Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 55-60
Description: Plants with tall, tender, green leaves produce 3- to 4-inch, globe to round, burgundy to purple roots with dark red interiors.

Rote Kuge Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 65-65
Description: Swiss storage variety. Plants produe large, smooth-skinned, red-fleshed roots.

Macgregor's Favorite Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 65-65
Description: Scottish variety rown for greens. Plants produce elongated, narrow, glossy, nearly iridescent purple leaves.

Scarlet Supreme Tall Top Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 50-50
Description: Early, round, red hybrid. Plants with bright green tops produce round, red roots.

Touchstone Gold Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 55-55
Description: Specialty beet. Plants with green leaves and petioles produce smooth, round roots with golden interior.

Chioggia Guardsmark Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 60-60
Description: Improved Chioggia-type. Plants produce 3- to 3 1/2-inch diameter, globe-shaped roots with magenta and white bullseye-pattern in cross section. Roots are larger and higher-yielding than Chioggia. Harvest for greens, too.

Scarlet Prince Beets Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Round red type. Plants produce smooth, globe-shaped roots.
 
 
Not finding what you are looking for? Add A Variety