Avalanche Beet Seeds

The Beet for Beet Haters!
Unusual white flesh and very mild, ultra-sweet flavor!
Genus: Beta
Species: vulgaris
Variety: Avalanche
Item Form: (P) Pkt of 200 seeds
Days to Maturity: 50
Fruit Color: White
Seeds Per Pack: 200
Plant Height: 10 in – 24 in
Plant Width: 6 in
Additional Characteristics: Award Winner, Cool Season, Direct Sow, Easy Care Plants, Edible
Foliage Color: Light Green
Harvest Season: Early Summer, Early Winter, Late Fall, Late Spring, Mid Fall
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Moisture Requirements: Moist,  well-drained
Resistance: Blight, Disease Resistant
Soil Tolerance: Normal,  loamy
Uses: Beds, Cuisine, Outdoor, Winter Interest

50 days from direct-sowing.

If there’s a beet-a-phobe in your family, Avalanche is out to convert them! This pure white variety is so sweet and mild that it contains none of the earthy flavor and slightly bitter aftertaste characteristic of most other beets. It’s perfect for raw eating, and also holds well with cooking. And did we mention that it’s tolerant of cercospora (that scourge of beets everywhere!) and an award winner for flavor as well as garden performance?! Talk about an overachiever!

Avalanche is a rounded, white-fleshed beet about 3 inches in diameter, weighing in at around 9 ounces. It’s ready in a flash — just 50 days after direct-sowing. And because it isn’t troubled by the leafspot (cercospora) that devastates some other varieties, it can set a very heavy and healthy crop every time. Expect big harvests from this one!

Beets are a cool-weather crop, suitable for spring, fall, and even winter in very mild climates. They tolerate a bit of frost without damage. Direct-sow the seeds as soon as the soil can be worked in spring, or in late summer to early fall. If your spring and fall weather tends to be mild, try making succession sowings every 3 to 4 weeks for an even longer season of fresh harvests.

Bush beans, lettuce, and onions are good companions to beets in the vegetable garden, as are all the Brassica family, from broccoli and cabbage to kohlrabi and cauliflower. And if you do not care for the flavor of beet greens, be sure to chop them and plow them back into the soil, where they add valuable nutrients that will enhance next year’s crops.

Sow seeds 1 inch apart and about one-quarter-inch deep in rows about 1 to 2 feet apart. After the seedlings emerge, thin them to about 3 inches apart, using the tender thinnings in cuisine or adding them to the compost heap. Beets love rich, well-worked soil and full sun.